A surface plasmon resonance-based instrument for the detection of extraterrestrial life

The subject of this thesis is work relating to the design and testing of the Specific Molecular Identification of Life Experiments, SMILE – a family of Life Marker Chip-type devices currently being developed to search for signs of life on other planets, notably Mars. The SMILE devices will be capabl...

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Main Author: Thompson, Daniel Peter
Published: University of Leicester 2008
Subjects:
520
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530672