GB2583901B - Apparatus and method for the automated detection of airborne biological particles - Google Patents
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| GB1905583.9A GB2583901B (en) | 2019-04-18 | 2019-04-18 | Apparatus and method for the automated detection of airborne biological particles |
| PCT/GB2020/050974 WO2020212708A1 (en) | 2019-04-18 | 2020-04-17 | Apparatus and method for the automated detection of airborne biological particles |
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| US20110250680A1 (en) * | 2008-12-10 | 2011-10-13 | Biomerieux | Automated system for the lysis of microorganisms present in a sample, for extraction and for purification of the nucleic acids of said microorganisms for purposes of analysis |
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