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Nitrocellulose Membranes for Lateral Flow Immunoassays: A Technical Treatise

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Mansfield, M.A. (2009). Nitrocellulose Membranes for Lateral Flow Immunoassays: A Technical Treatise. In: Wong, R., Tse, H. (eds) Lateral Flow Immunoassay. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-240-3_6

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