A Droplet-based Device for Triglycerides Colorimetric Measurement

Chih-Sheng Yu This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Ming-Yu Lin¹, Heng-Tsang Hu¹, Yi-Chiuen Hu¹ and Haiao-Yu Chou¹

¹Instrument Technology Research Center, National Applied Research Laboratories Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.

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