ATE383440T1 - Funktionalisierte eingekapselte fluoreszierende nanokristalle - Google Patents

Funktionalisierte eingekapselte fluoreszierende nanokristalle

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ATE383440T1
ATE383440T1 AT01909283T AT01909283T ATE383440T1 AT E383440 T1 ATE383440 T1 AT E383440T1 AT 01909283 T AT01909283 T AT 01909283T AT 01909283 T AT01909283 T AT 01909283T AT E383440 T1 ATE383440 T1 AT E383440T1
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functionalized
fluorescent nanocrystals
encapsulated fluorescent
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Emilio Barbera-Guillem
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Biocrystal Ltd
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    • C12Q1/6813—Hybridisation assays
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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