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The importance of low-fluorescence adhesives
William G Meathrel1, Ben Lillie
1Medical Business Unit, Adhesives Research Inc., 400 Seaks Run Road, PO Box 100, Glen Rock, Pennsylvania 17327, USA. bmeathrel@arglobal.com
Medical Device Technology
|January 22, 2003
Abstract:
Adhesives that exhibit low auto-fluorescence are important in medical diagnostic devices where fluorescence detection is used to determine an analyte. This article reports on the advantages of these adhesives in the manufacture of products such as microfluidic devices and kinase assays and discusses customization opportunities.
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