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Liu Z, Ge D, Zhao C, Shi J, Zeng Z, Fang Z, Liu J, Zhang L. A porous silicon composite with irregular silver nano-dendritic particles: a rapid optical sensor for trace detection of malachite green in freshwater fish. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:608-614. [PMID: 38197306 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay02044d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
Abstract
This study focused on creating a SERS composite particle specifically designed for detecting malachite green. We synthesized silver nano-dendritic structures on p-type porous silicon using an external electric field, separating them from the silicon wafer. Ultrasonic crushing yielded irregular silver nanodendrite-modified porous silicon composite particles. Upon being tested in an aqueous solution of malachite green, these composite particles demonstrated significant surface-enhanced Raman scattering effects. Our findings highlight the exceptional performance of the SERS substrate composed of porous silicon and irregular silver nano-dendritic particles. It exhibited high sensitivity, specificity, consistent signal strength, and reliability in detecting trace amounts of malachite green in water. Under ideal conditions, the substrate could detect malachite green at concentrations as low as 10-8 M. Moreover, its swift response to trace amounts of malachite green in fish underscores its potential as an effective Raman detector.
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- Zhen Liu
- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Li Hu Street, Wu Xi, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Xue Fu Street, Zhen Jiang, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Ott CE, Burns A, Sisco E, Arroyo LE. Targeted fentanyl screening utilizing electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (EC-SERS) applied to authentic seized drug casework samples. Forensic Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forc.2023.100492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Ibáñez D, Begoña González-García M, Busto J, Pérez-Junquera A, Hernández-Santos D, Fanjul-Bolado P. Development of a novel Raman cell for the easy handling of spectroelectrochemical measurements. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Moldovan R, Vereshchagina E, Milenko K, Iacob BC, Bodoki AE, Falamas A, Tosa N, Muntean CM, Farcău C, Bodoki E. Review on combining surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and electrochemistry for analytical applications. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1209:339250. [PMID: 35569862 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The discovery of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from an electrochemical (EC)-SERS experiment is known as a historic breakthrough. Five decades have passed and Raman spectroelectrochemistry (SEC) has developed into a common characterization tool that provides information about the electrode-electrolyte interface. Recently, this technique has been successfully explored for analytical purposes. EC was found to highly improve the performances of SERS sensors, providing, among others, controlled adsorption of analytes and increased reproducibility. In this review, we highlight the potential of EC-SERS sensors to be implemented for point-of-need (PON) analyses as miniaturized devices, and their ability to revolutionize fields like quality control, diagnosis or environmental and food safety. Important developments have been achieved in Raman spectroelectrochemistry, which now represents a promising alternative to conventional analytical methods and interests more and more researchers. The studies included in this review open endless possibilities for real-life EC-SERS analytical applications.
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- Rebeca Moldovan
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4, Louis Pasteur, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MiNaLab), SINTEF Digital, Gaustadalléen 23C, 0373, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Microsystems and Nanotechnology (MiNaLab), SINTEF Digital, Gaustadalléen 23C, 0373, Oslo, Norway
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4, Louis Pasteur, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- General and Inorganic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, 12, Ion Creangă, 400010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4, Louis Pasteur, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Wen S, Mu M, Xie Q, Zhao B, Song W. Investigation of Sulfur Doping in Mn-Co Oxide Nanotubes on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties. Anal Chem 2022; 94:5987-5995. [PMID: 35389611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Doping engineering is an efficient strategy to manipulate the optoelectronic properties of metal oxides for sensing, catalysis, and energy applications. Herein, we have demonstrated the fabrication of sulfur (S)-doped Mn-Co oxides to regulate their band and surface electronic structures, which is beneficial to enhancing the charge transfer (CT) between the metal oxides and their adsorbed molecules. As expected, significantly enhanced SERS signals are achieved on S-doped Mn-Co oxide nanotubes, and the minimum detection concentration can reach as low as 10-8 M. Furthermore, the change in the electronic structure caused by S-doping provides different microelectric fields to influence the orientation of the interaction between the probe molecules and the substrate. Additionally, the evaluation of the oxidase-like catalytic activity of the substrate proved that, with an increase in the ratio of Co2+/Co3+ content, the number of electrons on the substrate increases, which promotes the CT process and further increases the degree of CT. The nonmetallic doping route in semiconducting metal oxides can provide effective and stable SERS activity; moreover, it provides a new strategy for exploring the relationship between CT in catalysis and SERS performance of semiconductors.
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- Sisi Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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González-Hernández J, Ott CE, Arcos-Martínez MJ, Colina Á, Heras A, Alvarado-Gámez AL, Urcuyo R, Arroyo-Mora LE. Rapid Determination of the 'Legal Highs' 4-MMC and 4-MEC by Spectroelectrochemistry: Simultaneous Cyclic Voltammetry and In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 22:295. [PMID: 35009837 PMCID: PMC8749763 DOI: 10.3390/s22010295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The synthetic cathinones mephedrone (4-MMC) and 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC) are two designer drugs that represent the rise and fall effect of this drug category within the stimulants market and are still available in several countries around the world. As a result, the qualitative and quantitative determination of 'legal highs', and their mixtures, are of great interest. This work explores for the first time the spectroelectrochemical response of these substances by coupling cyclic voltammetry (CV) with Raman spectroscopy in a portable instrument. It was found that the stimulants exhibit a voltammetric response on a gold screen-printed electrode while the surface is simultaneously electro-activated to achieve a periodic surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate with high reproducibility. The proposed method enables a rapid and reliable determination in which both substances can be selectively analyzed through the oxidation waves of the molecules and the characteristic bands of the electrochemical SERS (EC-SERS) spectra. The feasibility and applicability of the method were assessed in simulated seized drug samples and spiked synthetic urine. This time-resolved spectroelectrochemical technique provides a cost-effective and user-friendly tool for onsite screening of synthetic stimulants in matrices with low concentration analytes for forensic applications.
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- Jerson González-Hernández
- Centro de Investigación en Electroquímica y Energía Química (CELEQ), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica; (J.G.-H.); (A.L.A.-G.); (R.U.)
- Escuela de Química, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica
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- Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA;
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain; (M.J.A.-M.); (Á.C.); (A.H.)
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain; (M.J.A.-M.); (Á.C.); (A.H.)
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain; (M.J.A.-M.); (Á.C.); (A.H.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Electroquímica y Energía Química (CELEQ), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica; (J.G.-H.); (A.L.A.-G.); (R.U.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Electroquímica y Energía Química (CELEQ), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica; (J.G.-H.); (A.L.A.-G.); (R.U.)
- Escuela de Química, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica
- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias e Ingeniería de Materiales (CICIMA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica
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- Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA;
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Ibáñez D, González-García MB, Hernández-Santos D, Fanjul-Bolado P. Detection of dithiocarbamate, chloronicotinyl and organophosphate pesticides by electrochemical activation of SERS features of screen-printed electrodes. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 248:119174. [PMID: 33234478 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Enhancement of Raman intensity due to the electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman scattering (EC-SERS) effect is an interesting alternative to overcome the lack of sensitivity traditionally associated with Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, activation of metallic screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) by electrochemical route leads to the reproducible generation of nanostructures with excellent SERS properties. EC-SERS procedure proposed in this work for the detection of several pesticides (thiram, imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos) with different nature, uses gold SPEs as SERS substrates, but also includes a preconcentration step as the initial and essential stage. Taking into account the small volume of solution employed, only 60 µL, the preconcentration cannot be performed for more than 15 min in order to ensure the proper contact of the solution with WE, RE and CE. Furthermore, selected temperature, 34 °C, is not very high to allow the exhaustive control of the drop volume. Optimization of preconcentration parameters (time and temperature) displays a crucial step, particularly in the detection of low concentrations of pesticides, because it will provide higher Raman intensity in EC-SERS experiments. After the initial step, gold SPEs were electrochemically activated by cyclic voltammetry, allowing the detection of very low concentration (µg·L-1) of pesticides due to the generation of fresh nanostructures with SERS effect.
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- David Ibáñez
- Metrohm DropSens, S.L. Vivero Ciencias de la Salud, C/Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán s/n, 33010 Oviedo (Asturias), Spain.
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- Metrohm DropSens, S.L. Vivero Ciencias de la Salud, C/Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán s/n, 33010 Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
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- Metrohm DropSens, S.L. Vivero Ciencias de la Salud, C/Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán s/n, 33010 Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
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- Metrohm DropSens, S.L. Vivero Ciencias de la Salud, C/Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán s/n, 33010 Oviedo (Asturias), Spain.
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Lozeman JJA, Führer P, Olthuis W, Odijk M. Spectroelectrochemistry, the future of visualizing electrode processes by hyphenating electrochemistry with spectroscopic techniques. Analyst 2020; 145:2482-2509. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an02105a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reviewing the future of electrochemistry combined with infrared, Raman, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as well as mass spectrometry.
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- Jasper J. A. Lozeman
- BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip Group
- MESA+ Institute
- University of Twente
- 7522 NB Enschede
- The Netherlands
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- BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip Group
- MESA+ Institute
- University of Twente
- 7522 NB Enschede
- The Netherlands
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- BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip Group
- MESA+ Institute
- University of Twente
- 7522 NB Enschede
- The Netherlands
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- BIOS Lab-on-a-Chip Group
- MESA+ Institute
- University of Twente
- 7522 NB Enschede
- The Netherlands
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Ibáñez D, Pérez-Junquera A, González-García MB, Hernández-Santos D, Fanjul-Bolado P. Spectroelectrochemical elucidation of B vitamins present in multivitamin complexes by EC-SERS. Talanta 2019; 206:120190. [PMID: 31514825 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Raman spectroelectrochemistry based on electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman scattering (EC-SERS) effect is an interesting alternative to overcome the lack of sensitivity of normal Raman spectroscopy. Electrochemical activation of metallic screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) leads to the reproducible generation of nanostructures with excellent SERS properties. In that way, gold SPEs circumvent the traditional reproducibility limitation and produce the enhancement of the Raman intensity to favor the detection of low concentrations. Furthermore, fingerprint features of Raman spectroscopy make possible the dynamic spectroelectrochemical analysis of B vitamins. The accuracy assignments of Raman bands associated with B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12 vitamins present in multivitamin complexes provides valuable information, allowing us not only the detection of B vitamin present in mixtures, but also to understand the interaction between vitamins and metallic SERS surfaces.
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- David Ibáñez
- Metrohm DropSens S.L., Edificio CEEI, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, 33428, Llanera, Spain.
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- Metrohm DropSens S.L., Edificio CEEI, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, 33428, Llanera, Spain
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- Metrohm DropSens S.L., Edificio CEEI, Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, 33428, Llanera, Spain.
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Garoz‐Ruiz J, Perales‐Rondon JV, Heras A, Colina A. Spectroelectrochemical Sensing: Current Trends and Challenges. ELECTROANAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Jesus Garoz‐Ruiz
- Department of ChemistryUniversidad de Burgos Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n E-09001 Burgos Spain
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- Department of ChemistryUniversidad de Burgos Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n E-09001 Burgos Spain
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- Department of ChemistryUniversidad de Burgos Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n E-09001 Burgos Spain
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