Highly parallel measurements of interaction kinetic constants with a microfabricated optomechanical device.
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SUBMITTER: Bates SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2749446 | biostudies-other | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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