title: The importance of low-fluorescence adhesives.
abstract: Adhesives that exhibit low auto-fluorescence are important in medical diagnostic devices where fluorescence detection is used to determine an analyte. This article reports on the advantages of these adhesives in the manufacture of products such as microfluidic devices and kinase assays and discusses customization opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Medical Business Unit, Adhesives Research Inc., 400 Seaks Run Road, PO Box 100, Glen Rock, Pennsylvania 17327, USA. bmeathrel@arglobal.com
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Meathrel
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lillie
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010770:Phosphotransferases