Single-cell manipulation and analysis using microfluidic devices.

Gregory T Roman; Yanli Chen; Pernilla Viberg; Anne H Culbertson; Christopher T Culbertson

doi:10.1007/s00216-006-0670-4

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Single-cell manipulation and analysis using microfluidic devices.

Gregory T Roman·Yanli Chen·Pernilla Viberg·Anne H Culbertson·Christopher T Culbertson

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Gregory T Roman, Yanli Chen, Pernilla Viberg, Anne H Culbertson, Christopher T Culbertson. 2007. Single-cell manipulation and analysis using microfluidic devices.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0670-4

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