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SUBMITTER: Roozbahani GM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760909 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roozbahani Golbarg M GM Chen Xiaohan X Zhang Youwen Y Juarez Oscar O Li Dien D Guan Xiyun X
Analytical chemistry 20180417 9
Thorium is a well-known radioactive and chemically toxic contaminant in the environment. The continuous exposure to thorium may cause an increased risk of developing lung and liver diseases as well as lung, pancreas, and bone cancer. Due to its use in nuclear industry and other industrial applications, thorium may be accidentally released to the environment from its mining and processing plants. In this work, we developed a rapid, real-time, and label-free nanopore sensor for Th<sup>4+</sup> det ...[more]