Colloidal nanoparticles as advanced biological sensors

Science

Volumn 346, Issue 6205, 2014, Pages

  Howes, Philip D ^a   Chandrawati, Rona ^a   Stevens, Molly M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84907485592     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1247390     Document Type: Review

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