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Microfluidics and a garden hose

Nature Methods volume 5, page 124 (2008)Cite this article

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Microfluidics devices are well known for their ability to perform complex manipulations on minute samples, but they can also be powerful tools for analyzing large sample volumes.

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Evanko, D. Microfluidics and a garden hose. Nat Methods 5, 124 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0208-124

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