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Tuning the chemiluminescence of a luminol flow using plasmonic nanoparticles. / Karabchevsky, Alina; Mosayyebi, Ali; Kavokin, Alexey V.
In: Light-Science & Applications, Vol. 5, e16164, 30.11.2016.

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Karabchevsky, A, Mosayyebi, A & Kavokin, AV 2016, 'Tuning the chemiluminescence of a luminol flow using plasmonic nanoparticles', Light-Science & Applications, vol. 5, e16164. https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2016.164

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Karabchevsky, A., Mosayyebi, A., & Kavokin, A. V. (2016). Tuning the chemiluminescence of a luminol flow using plasmonic nanoparticles. Light-Science & Applications, 5, Article e16164. https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2016.164

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Karabchevsky A, Mosayyebi A, Kavokin AV. Tuning the chemiluminescence of a luminol flow using plasmonic nanoparticles. Light-Science & Applications. 2016 Nov 30;5:e16164. Epub 2016 May 19. doi: 10.1038/lsa.2016.164

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Karabchevsky, Alina ; Mosayyebi, Ali ; Kavokin, Alexey V. / Tuning the chemiluminescence of a luminol flow using plasmonic nanoparticles. In: Light-Science & Applications. 2016 ; Vol. 5.

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