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A new colorimetric lactate biosensor based on CUPRAC reagent using binary enzyme (lactate-pyruvate oxidases)-immobilized silanized magnetite nanoparticles

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Microchim Acta, 2024, 191
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06531-w