A Label-Free Electrochemical Immunosensor for Clostridium Difficile Toxin B Based on One-Step Immobilization of Thionine in a Silica Matrix

Analytical Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2255-2265

  Xu, Xiaoqing ^a   Fang, Yishan ^a   Wang, Lishi ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile toxin B; Electrochemistry; Gold nanoparticles; Silica thionine nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905023814     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2014.900623     Document Type: Article

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