AU2001281782A1 - Integrated optical waveguides for microfluidic analysis systems - Google Patents

Integrated optical waveguides for microfluidic analysis systems

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AU2001281782A1
AU2001281782A1 AU2001281782A AU8178201A AU2001281782A1 AU 2001281782 A1 AU2001281782 A1 AU 2001281782A1 AU 2001281782 A AU2001281782 A AU 2001281782A AU 8178201 A AU8178201 A AU 8178201A AU 2001281782 A1 AU2001281782 A1 AU 2001281782A1
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optical waveguides
integrated optical
analysis systems
microfluidic analysis
microfluidic
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Thomas Greve
Gunter Hauke
Matthias Johnck
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Merck Patent GmbH
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DE10029946A DE10029946A1 (en) 2000-06-17 2000-06-17 Micro-structured, miniaturized planar analytical unit made from polymer, contains integral polymer optical waveguide
DE10029946 2000-06-17
PCT/EP2001/005843 WO2001098759A1 (en) 2000-06-17 2001-05-22 Integrated optical waveguides for microfluidic analysis systems

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