Lab Chip. 2009 Aug 7;9(15):2153-62. doi:10.1039/b904958d

Liu W, Kim HJ, Lucchetta EM, Du W, Ismagilov RF.

Isolation, incubation, and parallel functional testing and identification by FISH of rare microbial single-copy cells from multi-species mixtures using the combination of chemistrode and stochastic confinement.

Stochastic isolation of single cells into 'plugs' separated by carrier fluid (not emulsions) using a 'chemistrode'.