Electrochemical detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene using interdigitated array electrodes

Analytical Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2634-2645

  Trammell, Scott A ^a   Velez, Freddie ^a   Charles, Paul T ^a   Kusterbeck, Anne ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Electrochemical detection; IDA electrodes; Redox cycling; TNT

Indexed keywords

IDAS;

EID: 55849109243     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710802363404     Document Type: Article

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