Detection of chemical pollutants in water using gold nanoparticles as sensors: A review

Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Wang, Chao ^a   Yu, Chenxu ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical pollutants; Detection; Gold nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877940207     PISSN: 07930135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revac-2012-0023     Document Type: Article

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