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Disposable Inkjet Mechanism for Microdroplet Dispensing
Takehito Mizunuma*, Yoko Yamanishi**, Shinya Sakuma*, Hisataka Maruyama*, and Fumihito Arai*
*Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
**PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 6-6-01 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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