ZA975758B - Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias. - Google Patents

Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias.

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ZA975758B
ZA975758B ZA9705758A ZA975758A ZA975758B ZA 975758 B ZA975758 B ZA 975758B ZA 9705758 A ZA9705758 A ZA 9705758A ZA 975758 A ZA975758 A ZA 975758A ZA 975758 B ZA975758 B ZA 975758B
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microfluidic system
electropipettor
ionic concentration
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J Wallace Parce
Michael R Knapp
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Caliper Techn Corp
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ZA9705758A 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias. ZA975758B (en)

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