Literature Alerts

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• A core-shell-type fluorescent nanosphere possessing reactive poly(ethylene glycol) tethered chains on the surface for zeptomole detection of protein in time-resolved fluorometric immunoassay. MATSUYA, T., TASHIRO, S., HOSHINO, N., SHIBATA, N., NAGASAKI, Y., and KATAOKA, K. Analytical Chemistry, 2003, 75, 6124–6132.
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