Carbon nanotubes in nucleic acids and affinity biosensors

Horizons in DNA Research. Volume 1

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-48

  Hianik, Tibor ^a   Evtugyn, Gennady ^b  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^b KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aptamers; Biosensors; Carbon nanotubes; DNA; Field effect transistors; Immunoglobulins; RNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870239562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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