AU2001250929A1 - Method and apparatus for acoustically controlling liquid solutions in microfluidic devices - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for acoustically controlling liquid solutions in microfluidic devices

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AU2001250929A1
AU2001250929A1 AU2001250929A AU5092901A AU2001250929A1 AU 2001250929 A1 AU2001250929 A1 AU 2001250929A1 AU 2001250929 A AU2001250929 A AU 2001250929A AU 5092901 A AU5092901 A AU 5092901A AU 2001250929 A1 AU2001250929 A1 AU 2001250929A1
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controlling liquid
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Brevard S. Garrison
James A. Laugharn Jr.
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Covaris LLC
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