{"product_id":"9783527348329","title":"Devices and Systems for Laboratory Automation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book provides an introduction into laboratory automation and then continues to present an overview of the necessary devices and systems. The structure follows the specific requirements the automation needs to fulfil such as liquid delivery, low volume delivery, solid delivery and sample preparation and follows with an overview on robots and mobile robots. Finally, common interfaces in laboratory automation are discussed. INTRODUCTION\n\u003cbr\u003eA Definition of Laboratory Automation\n\u003cbr\u003eShort History of Laboratory Automation\n\u003cbr\u003ePotential of Laboratory Automation\n\u003cbr\u003eLife Science Applications and Requirements (short review on life science applications and requirements automation life science processes)\n\u003cbr\u003eThe LUO Concept in Laboratory Automation (definition of LUO concept, based on that description of main device classes required in laboratory automation)\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eFORMATS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION\n\u003cbr\u003eMicrotiter plates\n\u003cbr\u003eSample formats in analytical application,\n\u003cbr\u003eSample formats in medical applications\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eLIQUID DELIVERY\n\u003cbr\u003eHistoric Development of Liquid Handling\n\u003cbr\u003eUse of Liquid Handling Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eLiquid Handler Drive Types\n\u003cbr\u003eSingle Channel Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eMultichannel Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Rules in Liquid Handling\n\u003cbr\u003eCritical Liquid Handling Parameters\n\u003cbr\u003eLiquid Handling Performance Monitoring\n\u003cbr\u003eOverview on Commercially Available Liquid Handling Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eLOW VOLUME DELIVERY\n\u003cbr\u003eDefinition of Low Volume\n\u003cbr\u003eApplication Areas of Low Volume Dispensing\n\u003cbr\u003eLow Volume Dispensing Technologies\n\u003cbr\u003eOverview on Commercially Available Low Volume Dispensers\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eSOLID DELIVERY\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\n\u003cbr\u003eSolid Delivery Technologies\n\u003cbr\u003eOverview on Commercially Available Solid Delivery Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eDEVICES FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION\n\u003cbr\u003eAutomated Heating, Cooling and Mixing\n\u003cbr\u003eAutomated Centrifuges\n\u003cbr\u003eAutomated Pouring and Filtration\n\u003cbr\u003eAutomated Solid Phase Extraction\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eROBOTS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION\n\u003cbr\u003eClassical Industrial Robots\n\u003cbr\u003eCobots\n\u003cbr\u003eApplication Examples\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eMOBILE ROBOTS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION\n\u003cbr\u003eCharacteristics and Concepts of Mobile Robots (including definition)\n\u003cbr\u003eSensors and Actuators for Mobile Robots\n\u003cbr\u003eCommercially available Mobile Robots\n\u003cbr\u003eApplication of Mobile Robots in Industry\n\u003cbr\u003eSpecial Requirements for using Mobile Robots in Life Science Laboratories\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eCAMERA BASED OBJECT DETECTION AND MANIPULATION\n\u003cbr\u003eOverview on Available Cameras\n\u003cbr\u003eState of the Art in Camera Based Object Detection\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS\n\u003cbr\u003eReader Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eClassical Analytical Systems\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eINTERFACES IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION\n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\n\u003cbr\u003eAnalog Interfaces\n\u003cbr\u003eDigital Interfaces\n\u003cbr\u003eNetwork Interfaces\n\u003cbr\u003eStandardization in Laboratory Automation (SILA)\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eSAMPLE IDENTIFICATION IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION\n\u003cbr\u003eBarcode Technologies\n\u003cbr\u003eRFID Technologies\n\u003cbr\u003eAdvanced Technologies\n\u003cbr\u003eReferences\n\u003cbr\u003e Kerstin Thurow is the Director of the Center for Life Science Automation at the University Rostock, Germany. She obtained her Ph.D. in organometallic chemistry from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and the habilitation in measurement and control in 1999 from the University of Rostock. In 1999 she was appointed a professorship for Life Science Automation. Since that time her scientific work is dedicated to the automation of life science processes. Professor Thurow has authored more than 240 scientific publications. She is also a founding member of the academy of sciences Hamburg and member of the technical academy Germany (acatech).\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eSteffen Junginger is currently working as a senior scientist at the Institute of Automation, University of Rostock. For many years he is the head of the research group \"Integrated Systems\". Dr. Junginger obtained his Ph.D. in life science automation from the University Rostock in 2011. He has many years of experience in laboratory automation. His main research interests include smart system integration, next generation robotics and autonomous mobile robotics. Dr. Junginger published more than 40 scientific publications (h-index 8 in Scopus).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-VCH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48846299332843,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":274.68,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9783527348329-1.jpg?v=1781722725","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9783527348329","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}