Counting single molecules in sub-nanolitre droplets
- 9 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Lab on a Chip
- Vol. 10 (2), 161-164
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b917503b
Abstract
We demonstrate single biomolecule detection and quantification within sub-nanolitre droplets through application of Cylindrical Illumination Confocal Spectroscopy (CICS) and droplet confinement within a retractable microfluidic constriction.Keywords
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