Electrochemical Sensing of Biotin Using Nafion-Modified Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode.
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SUBMITTER: Buzid A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6072246 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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