Compound Transfer by Acoustic Droplet Ejection Promotes Quality and Efficiency in Ultra-High-Throughput Screening Campaigns

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-75

  Dawes, Timothy D ^a   Turincio, Rebecca ^a   Jones, Steven W ^a   Rodriguez, Richard A ^a   Gadiagellan, Dhireshan ^b   Thana, Peter ^a   Clark, Kevin R ^a   Gustafson, Amy E ^a   Orren, Linda ^a   Liimatta, Marya ^a   Gross, Daniel P ^a   Maurer, Till ^a   Beresini, Maureen H ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^b Gadgitech Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acoustic droplet ejection; assay ready plates; high throughput screening

Indexed keywords

DROPS;

ACOUSTIC DROPLET EJECTIONS; DOSE RESPONSE; FULLY AUTOMATED; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIBRARY COMPOUNDS; LIQUID HANDLERS; PRIMARY SCREENING; SCREENING PROCESS;

THROUGHPUT;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; ACOUSTICS; DEVICES; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; PRECLINICAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MOLECULAR LIBRARY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACOUSTICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; SOFTWARE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84955476246     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068215590588     Document Type: Article

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