Technologies That Enable Accurate and Precise Nano- to Milliliter-Scale Liquid Dispensing of Aqueous Reagents Using Acoustic Droplet Ejection

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 166-177

  Sackmann, Eric K ^a   Majlof, Lars ^a   Hahn Windgassen, Annett ^a   Eaton, Brent ^a   Bandzava, Temo ^a   Daulton, Jay ^a   Vandenbroucke, Arne ^a   Mock, Matthew ^a   Stearns, Richard G ^a   Hinkson, Stephen ^a   Datwani, Sammy S ^a  

^a Labcyte Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic droplet ejection; aqueous; droplet bounce; droplet velocity; reservoir

Indexed keywords

DROPS; LIQUIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; ACOUSTIC DROPLET EJECTIONS; AQUEOUS; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; DROPLET VELOCITY; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTICS; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FLUIDS;

ACOUSTIC DROPLET EJECTION; ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DROPLET BOUNCE; DROPLET VELOCITY; MILLILITER SCALE LIQUID DISPENSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ACOUSTICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACOUSTICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84955473097     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068215602191     Document Type: Article

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