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DNA-Decorated Devices as Smell Sensors

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Biomimetic smell sensors have achieved significant progress in the recent two decades, which have shown promising prospects and potential applications in many fields such as biomedicine, environmental protection, and drug discovery.

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    Chunsheng Wu, Liping Du & Ling Zou

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Wu, C., Du, L., Zou, L. (2015). DNA-Decorated Devices as Smell Sensors. In: Wang, P., Liu, Q., Wu, C., Hsia, K. (eds) Bioinspired Smell and Taste Sensors. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7333-1_8

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