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A new gold nanoflower sol SERS method for trace iodine ion based on catalytic amplification

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High-Throughput Fabrication of Anti-Counterfeiting Nanopillar-Based Quick Response (QR) Codes Using Nanoimprint Lithography

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Dendritic Ag@c-Si structure for influenza A virus detection by SERS and machine learning

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AuNPs-Decorated Tungsten Disulfide Nanostructured Hybrid System as SERS for Biomolecule Sensing

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