Managing evaporation for more robust microscale assays . Part 1 : Volume loss in droplet based assays
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Humidity in an Omnitray has been measured after closing the container to determine the time to achieve equilibration. An Omnitray has been modified to allow the insertion of a humidity probe tip and sealed using BlueTak. One hundred 10μL drops were placed in the Omnitray and the lid was either placed on the container or sealed using BlueTak. Recording of the humidity was effectuated by hand (fig.1).
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