An Integrated Microfluidic System for Automating On-chip Selex Process to Screen Tumor Cell-specific Aptamers
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SELEX PROCESS TO SCREEN TUMOR CELL-SPECIFIC APTAMERS Chen-Hsun Weng, Lien-Yu Hung, Hsin-I Lin, I-Shan Hsieh, Shu-Chu Shiesh, Yu-Ling Chen and Gwo-Bin Lee Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Oral Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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