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Wang Z, Wan Y, Zhang Y, Zhang B, Li M, Jin X, Yang T, Meng G. 3D porous conductive matrix based on phase-transited BSA and covalent coupling-stabilized transition ZnS-CNT for antifouling and on-site detection of nitrite in soil. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 472:134492. [PMID: 38703687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Nitrite plays a critical role in a variety of nitrification and denitrification processes in the nitrogen cycle. Due to the high surface energy, tendency to aggregate, and poor conductivity, current nitrite ZnS-based sensing platform could not meet the need of on-site nitrite detection in smart agriculture. In order to address these issues, the carboxylated carbon nanotube (CNT) was introduced to reduce the surface energy and prevented aggregation of ZnS, while ZnS-carboxylated CNT (ZnS-CNT) composite also provided excellent electrochemical conductivity. Furthermore, the introduction of phase transition BSA (PTB) created a three-dimensional porous conductive matrix without interfering with the mass transfer process of nitrite. The resulting sensing platform exhibited a linear detection range of 10 nM to 0.4 mM for nitrite, with a detection limit of 0.73 nM. And this sensing platform had the excellent antifouling ability to direct detection nitrite in real soil suspension. In addition, the sensing platform demonstrated remarkable resistance to interferences from pH variations, microbial presence, and organic pollutants that usually present in soil environment. Therefore, on-site detection of nitrite ions in soil environment was realized no needing complex pretreatments.
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- Zhenhao Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China; BYD Co Ltd, Shenzhen 518122, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, PR China.
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Darestani-Farahani M, Ma F, Patel V, Selvaganapathy PR, Kruse P. An ion-selective chemiresistive platform as demonstrated for the detection of nitrogen species in water. Analyst 2023; 148:5731-5744. [PMID: 37840463 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01267k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The use of ion-selective electrodes (ISE) is a well-established technique for the detection of ions in aqueous solutions but requires the use of a reference electrode. Here, we introduce a platform of ion-selective chemiresistors for the detection of nitrogen species in water as an alternative method without the need for reference electrodes. Chemiresistors have a sensitive surface that is prone to damage during operation in aqueous solutions. By applying a layer of ion-selective membrane to the surface of the chemiresistive device, the surface becomes protected and highly selective. We demonstrate both anion-selective (NO3-, NO2-) and cation-selective (NH4+) membranes. The nitrate sensors are able to measure nitrate ions in a range of 2.2-220 ppm with a detection limit of 0.3 ppm. The nitrite sensors respond between 67 ppb and 67 ppm of nitrite ions (64 ppb detection limit). The ammonium sensors can measure ammonium concentrations in a wide range from 10 ppb to 100 ppm (0.5 ppb detection limit). The fast responses to nitrate and nitrite are due to a mechanism involving electrostatic gating repulsion between negative charge carriers of the film and anions while ammonium detection arises from two mechanisms based on electrostatic gating repulsion and adsorption of ammonium ions at the surface of the p-doped chemiresistive film. The adsorption phenomenon slows down the recovery time of the ammonium sensor. This sensor design is a new platform to continuously monitor ions in industrial, domestic, and environmental water resources by robust chemiresistive devices.
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- Maryam Darestani-Farahani
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Wang H, Wang X, Cheng J. Bionic Enzyme-Assisted Ion-Selective Amperometric Biosensor Based on 3D Porous Conductive Matrix for Point-of-Care Nitrite Testing. ACS NANO 2022; 16:14849-14859. [PMID: 36099397 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitrite plays a critical role in a variety of physiological processes and maintaining the nitrite level in an appropriate range is vital to keep healthy. Current nitrite analysis methods lack sensitivity and require tedious operations, which could not meet the need of point-of-care (POC) nitrite detection in precision medicine. Here we present a cyanocobalamin (VB12) bionic enzyme-assisted ion-selective amperometric biosensor based on 3D porous conductive matrix (PCM), which can facilitate rapid and accurate POC nitrite monitoring in complex biofluids. The experimental findings quantitatively demonstrate that the biosensor has a sensitivity of 64.08 μA/(mM·cm2), a wide linear range of 0.025-45 mM, and low limit of detection of 1 nM. Moreover, the developed VB12/BSA-PCM biosensor shows outstanding stability after 21 days with 2% decline in current signal, and high repeatability between batches with RSD of only 1.29%. Real salivary nitrite detection has been evaluated, and the results match well with the commercial nitrite analyzer. Thus, the bionic enzyme-assisted ion-selective amperometric biosensor proposed herein has potential utility as an affordable tool for POC detection and home-based healthcare.
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- Han Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing, 102206, China
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Zayed M, Abbas AA, Mahmoud WH, Ali AE, Mohamed GG. Development and surface characterization of a bis(aminotriazoles) derivative based renewable carbon paste electrode for selective potentiometric determination of Cr(III) ion in real water samples. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Jiang C, He Y, Liu Y. Recent advances in sensors for electrochemical analysis of nitrate in food and environmental matrices. Analyst 2020; 145:5400-5413. [PMID: 32572401 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00823k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Nitrate is one of the most common contaminants in food and the environment and mainly arises from intense human activities. Electrochemical sensors have been considered as one of the most promising analytical tools for the rapid detection of nitrate in food and environmental matrices due to their quick response, high sensitivity, ease of operation and miniaturisation, and low sample and power consumption. In this review, we summarise advances in sensors for electrochemical analysis of nitrate over the past decade. We also discuss the application of electrochemical sensing systems for the determination of nitrate in the matrices of fresh water, seawater, food, soil and particulate matter.
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- Chunbo Jiang
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
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Xiong Y, Wang CJ, Tao T, Duan M, Fang SW, Zheng M. A miniaturized fiber-optic colorimetric sensor for nitrite determination by coupling with a microfluidic capillary waveguide. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:3413-23. [PMID: 26939671 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9415-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A microfluidic-capillary-waveguide-coupled fiber-optic sensor was developed for colorimetric determination of hazardous nitrite based on the Griess-Ilosvay reaction. The sensor was modularly designed by use of a light-emitting diode as the light source, silica fiber as the light transmission element, and a capillary waveguide tube as the light reaction flow cell. With the light interacting with the azo dye generated by the Griess-Ilosvay reaction between nitrite and Griess reagents, nitrite could be determined by a colorimetric method according to Beer's law. By use of the inexpensive and micro-sized elements mentioned above, the sensor provided a new low-cost and portable method for in situ and online measurement of nitrite. The sensor had a wide linear range for nitrite from 0.02 to 1.8 mg L(-1) and a low detection limit of 7 μg L(-1) (3σ), with a relative standard deviation of 0.37% (n = 10). With a low reagent demand of 200 μL, a short response time of 6.24 s, and excellent selectivity, the sensor is environmentally friendly and has been applied to nitrite determination in different water samples. The results were compared with those obtained by conventional spectrophotometry and ion chromatography, indicating the sensor's potential for practical applications.
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- Yan Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China.,Oil and Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China. .,Oil and Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, China
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Dai J, Deng D, Yuan Y, Zhang J, Deng F, He S. Amperometric nitrite sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and poly(toluidine blue). Mikrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-016-1773-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pankratova N, Ghahraman Afshar M, Yuan D, Crespo GA, Bakker E. Local Acidification of Membrane Surfaces for Potentiometric Sensing of Anions in Environmental Samples. ACS Sens 2016; 1:48-54. [PMID: 29164863 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5b00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The work dramatically improves the lower detection limit of anion selective membranes at environmental pH by using local acidification to suppress hydroxide interference at the membrane surface. Three separate localized acidification strategies are explored to achieve this, with ionophore-based membrane electrodes selective for nitrite and dihydrogen phosphate as guiding examples. In a first approach, a concentrated acetic acid solution (ca. 1 M) is placed in the inner filling solution of the PVC-based membrane electrode, forcing a significant acid gradient across the membrane. A second strategy achieves the same type of passive acidification by using an external proton source (fast diffusive doped polypropylene membrane) placed in front of a potentiometric solid contact anion selective electrode where the thin layer gap allows one to observe spontaneous acidification at the opposing detection electrode. The third approach shares the same configuration, but protons are here released by electrochemical control from the selective proton source into the thin layer sample. All three protocols improve the limit of detection by more than 2 orders of magnitude at environmental pH. Nitrite and dihydrogen phosphate determinations in artificial and natural samples are demonstrated.
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- Nadezda Pankratova
- Department of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Eric Bakker
- Department of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Ghahraman Afshar M, Crespo GA, Bakker E. Coulometric Calcium Pump for Thin Layer Sample Titrations. Anal Chem 2015; 87:10125-30. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Majid Ghahraman Afshar
- Department
of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department
of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department
of Inorganic and
Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Yuan D, Anthis AHC, Ghahraman Afshar M, Pankratova N, Cuartero M, Crespo GA, Bakker E. All-solid-state potentiometric sensors with a multiwalled carbon nanotube inner transducing layer for anion detection in environmental samples. Anal Chem 2015; 87:8640-5. [PMID: 26272001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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While ion to electron transducing layers for the fabrication of potentiometric membrane electrodes for the detection of cations have been well established, similar progress for the sensing of anions has not yet been realized. We report for this reason on a novel approach for the development of all-solid-state anion selective electrodes using lipophilic multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) as the inner ion to electron transducing layer. This material can be solvent cast, as it conveniently dissolves in tetrahydrofuran (THF), an important advantage to develop uniform films without the need for using surfactants that might deteriorate the performance of the electrode. Solid contact sensors for carbonate, nitrate, nitrite, and dihydrogen phosphate are fabricated and characterized, and all exhibit comparable analytical characteristics to the inner liquid electrodes. For example, the carbonate sensor exhibits a Nernstian slope of 27.2 ± 0.8 mV·dec(-1), a LOD = 2.3 μM, a response time of 1 s, a linear range of four logarithmic units, and a medium-term stability of 0.04 mV·h(-1) is obtained in a pH 8.6 buffered solution. Water layer test, reversibility, and selectivity for chloride, nitrate, and hydroxide are also reported. The excellent properties of f-MWCNTs as a transducer are contrasted to the deficient performance of poly(3-octyl-thiophene) (POT) for carbonate detection. This is evidenced both with a significant drift in the potentiometric measures as well as a pronounced sensitivity to light (either sunlight or artificial light). This latter aspect may compromise its potential for environmental in situ measurements (night/day cycles). The concentration of carbonate is determined in a river sample (Arve river, Geneva) and compared to a reference method (automatic titrator with potentiometric pH detection). The results suggest that nanostructured materials such as f-MWCNTs are an attractive platform as a general ion-to-electron transducer for anion-selective electrodes.
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- Dajing Yuan
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva , Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Ion selective optodes: from the bulk to the nanoscale. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:3899-910. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8413-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Afshar MG, Crespo GA, Dorokhin D, Néel B, Bakker E. Thin Layer Coulometry of Nitrite with Ion-Selective Membranes. ELECTROANAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201400522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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