Fabrication of Supported and Unsupported Gold Nanorods for Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensing and Study of Their Growth Kinetics
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SUBMITTER: Sabahat S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul
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