The specific molecular identification of life experiment (SMILE)

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 781-791

  Sims, M R ^a   Cullen, D C ^b   Bannister, N P ^a   Grant, W D ^a   Henry, O ^b   Jones, R ^c   McKnight, D ^c   Thompson, D P ^a   Wilson, P K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Consultants Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exobiology; Life detection; Molecular imprinted polymers; Planetary instrumentation; Spectrometry; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BIOMARKERS; CARBOHYDRATES; INTERFEROMETERS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EXOBIOLOGY; LIFE DETECTION; MOLECULAR IMPRINTED POLYMERS; PLANETARY INSTRUMENTATION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 18944401948     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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