An InN/InGaN quantum dot electrochemical biosensor for clinical diagnosis

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 13917-13927

  Alvi, Naveed ul Hassan ^a   Gómez, Victor J ^a   Rodriguez, Paul E D Soto ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^a   Zaman, Saima ^b   Willander, Magnus ^b   Nötzel, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Functionalized InN quantum dots; Highly sensitive and efficient biosensors; Potentiometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885922424     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s131013917     Document Type: Article

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