Delivering an Automated and Integrated Approach to Combination Screening Using Acoustic-Droplet Technology

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 143-152

  Cross, Kevin ^a   Craggs, Richard ^b   Swift, Denise ^a   Sitaram, Anesh ^a   Daya, Sandeep ^a   Roberts, Mark ^b   Hawley, Shaun ^a   Owen, Paul ^a   Isherwood, Bev ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b Tessella plc ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acoustic droplet technology; apothecary; assay ready plate; combinations; high content screening; laboratory informatics; sample management

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DIAGNOSIS; DROPS; SCREENING;

APOTHECARY; COMBINATIONS; HIGH-CONTENT SCREENING; LABORATORY INFORMATICS; SAMPLE MANAGEMENT;

ASSAYS;

ACOUSTIC DROPLET TECHNOLOGY; ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY; ANGIOGENESIS ASSAY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; DRUG RESEARCH; ACOUSTICS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG INTERACTION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRECLINICAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

DRUG COMBINATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACOUSTICS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; SOFTWARE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84955459527     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068215579163     Document Type: Article

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