AU2001293235A1 - Method and apparatus for high-speed microfluidic dispensing using text file control - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for high-speed microfluidic dispensing using text file control

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AU2001293235A1
AU2001293235A1 AU2001293235A AU9323501A AU2001293235A1 AU 2001293235 A1 AU2001293235 A1 AU 2001293235A1 AU 2001293235 A AU2001293235 A AU 2001293235A AU 9323501 A AU9323501 A AU 9323501A AU 2001293235 A1 AU2001293235 A1 AU 2001293235A1
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Carl Churchill
Rico Miledi
Thomas C. Tisone
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Cartesian Technologies Inc
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