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Methods for liquid metering in microchannels

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AU2001277126A1
AU2001277126A1 AU2001277126A AU7712601A AU2001277126A1 AU 2001277126 A1 AU2001277126 A1 AU 2001277126A1 AU 2001277126 A AU2001277126 A AU 2001277126A AU 7712601 A AU7712601 A AU 7712601A AU 2001277126 A1 AU2001277126 A1 AU 2001277126A1
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liquid metering
metering
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Mark A. Burns
Kalyan Handique
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University of Michigan System
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