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    Alessandra Aloisi & Ross Rinaldi

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Aloisi, A., Rinaldi, R. (2012). Nanotechnology for Diagnostic and Sensing: Soft and Advanced Imaging/Sensing Approaches to Analyze Biomolecules. In: Fritzsche, W., Popp, J. (eds) Optical Nano- and Microsystems for Bioanalytics. Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25498-7_3

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