Graphene quantum dots in analytical science

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-113

  Benitez Martinez S ^a   Valcarcel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical application; Analytical science; Biosensor; Graphene; Graphene quantum dot; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology; Quantum dot; Sensor; Target analyte

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; GRAPHENE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SENSORS;

ANALYTES; ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ANALYTICAL SCIENCE; FLUORESCENT NANOPARTICLES; NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES; QUANTUM DOT; STATE OF THE ART;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE; QUANTUM DOT;

APTASENSOR; BIOSENSOR; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRIC SENSOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENOSR; ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE SENSOR; HYBRID ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR; HYBRID FLUORESCENCE SENSOR; IMMUNOSENSOR; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MODIFIED ELECTRODE; PHOTOLUMINISCENCE BASED SENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SENSOR; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84937714418     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2015.03.020     Document Type: Review

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