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Sensors are reviewed with respect to IUPAC recommendations and compared to biological senses. General strategies, current trends and future prospective for electrochemical sensors and biosensors, particularly focusing on environment analysis, are outlined in this chapter.

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Cristea, C., Hârceagă, V., Săndulescu, R. (2014). Electrochemical Sensor and Biosensors. In: Moretto, L., Kalcher, K. (eds) Environmental Analysis by Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0676-5_7

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