Implementation and Challenges of Direct Acoustic Dosing into Cell-Based Assays

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 76-89

  Roberts, Karen ^a   Callis, Rowena ^a   Ikeda, Tim ^a   Paunovic, Amalia ^b   Simpson, Carly ^a   Tang, Eric ^a   Turton, Nick ^a   Walker, Graeme ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acoustic technology; cell assay; dose response; Echo

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC DROPLET EJECTIONS; ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY; CELL ASSAYS; CELL-BASED ASSAYS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHO; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS;

ASSAYS;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; WORKFLOW; ACOUSTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HISTORY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACOUSTICS; BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84955516234     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068215595212     Document Type: Article

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