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Sensors, Volume 8, Issue 10 (October 2008), Pages 6125-6790

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p. 6125-6131

Vojtech Adam and Rene Kizek Editorial: Utilization of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6125-6131; doi:10.3390/s8106125 Received: 25 September 2008 / Accepted: 26 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (457 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Utilization of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

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Amarnath Giriraj, Mohammed Irfan-Ullah, Manchi Sri Ramachandra Murthy and Carl Beierkuhnlein Article: Modelling Spatial and Temporal Forest Cover Change Patterns (1973-2020): A Case Study from South Western Ghats (India) Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6132-6153; doi:10.3390/s8106132 Received: 13 August 2008; in revised form: 20 September 2008 / Accepted: 21 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1548 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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Yi-Jae Lee, Dae-Joon Park, Jae-Yeong Park and Younghun Kim Article: Fabrication and Optimization of a Nanoporous Platinum Electrode and a Non-enzymatic Glucose Micro-sensor on Silicon Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6154-6164; doi:10.3390/s8106154 Received: 27 August 2008; in revised form: 24 September 2008 / Accepted: 26 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (377 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Renhua Zhang, Jing Tian, Hongbo Su, Xiaomin Sun, Shaohui Chen and Jun Xia Article: Two Improvements of an Operational Two-Layer Model for Terrestrial Surface Heat Flux Retrieval Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6165-6187; doi:10.3390/s8106165 Received: 1 September 2008; in revised form: 27 September 2008 / Accepted: 28 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (840 KB)

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Selçuk Reis Communication: Analyzing Land Use/Land Cover Changes Using Remote Sensing and GIS in Rize, North-East Turkey Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6188-6202; doi:10.3390/s8106188 Received: 19 August 2008; in revised form: 21 September 2008 / Accepted: 19 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1154 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Properties, Patterns and Processes)

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Rongwu Xu and Lin He Article: GACEM: Genetic Algorithm Based Classifier Ensemble in a Multi-sensor System Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6203-6224; doi:10.3390/s8106203 Received: 20 April 2008; in revised form: 22 September 2008 / Accepted: 26 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (475 KB)

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Yuriy Vashpanov, Jung Young Son and Kae Dal Kwack Article: Mesoporous Silicon with Modified Surface for Plant Viruses and Their Protein Particle Sensing Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6225-6234; doi:10.3390/s8106225 Received: 1 April 2008; in revised form: 1 September 2008 / Accepted: 1 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (395 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Klaus I. Itten, Francesco Dell’Endice, Andreas Hueni, Mathias Kneubühler, Daniel Schläpfer, Daniel Odermatt, Felix Seidel, Silvia Huber, Jürg Schopfer, Tobias Kellenberger, Yves Bühler, Petra D’Odorico, Jens Nieke, Edoardo Alberti and Koen Meuleman Article: APEX - the Hyperspectral ESA Airborne Prism Experiment Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6235-6259; doi:10.3390/s8106235 Received: 28 April 2008; in revised form: 10 September 2008 / Accepted: 23 September 2008 / Published: 1 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1280 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Switzerland)

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Zhigang Sun, Qinxue Wang, Bunkei Matsushita, Takehiko Fukushima, Zhu Ouyang and Masataka Watanabe Article: A New Method to Define the VI-Ts Diagram Using Subpixel Vegetation and Soil Information: A Case Study over a Semiarid Agricultural Region in the North China Plain Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6260-6279; doi:10.3390/s8106260 Received: 4 September 2008; in revised form: 17 September 2008 / Accepted: 27 September 2008 / Published: 7 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (576 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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Eros Agosto, Andrea Ajmar, Piero Boccardo, Fabio Giulio Tonolo and Andrea Lingua Article: Crime Scene Reconstruction Using a Fully Geomatic Approach Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6280-6302; doi:10.3390/s8106280 Received: 14 August 2008; in revised form: 15 September 2008 / Accepted: 7 October 2008 / Published: 8 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1434 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue GIS Crime Mapping)

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Hyoung-Gon Song, Jae Young Kwon, Hyung Soo Han, Yong-Chul Bae and Cheil Moon Review: First Contact to Odors: Our Current Knowledge about Odorant Receptor Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6303-6320; doi:10.3390/s8106303 Received: 11 September 2008; in revised form: 7 October 2008 / Accepted: 8 October 2008 / Published: 9 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (522 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Monitoring of Odorous Compounds in the Environment)

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Yuan-Fong Su, Jun-Jih Liou, Ju-Chen Hou, Wei-Chun Hung, Shu-Mei Hsu, Yi-Ting Lien, Ming-Daw Su, Ke-Sheng Cheng and Yeng-Fung Wang Article: A Multivariate Model for Coastal Water Quality Mapping Using Satellite Remote Sensing Images Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6321-6339; doi:10.3390/s8106321 Received: 11 September 2008; in revised form: 27 September 2008 / Accepted: 6 October 2008 / Published: 10 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (709 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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Jan Dirk Schulze Spuentrup, Joachim N. Burghartz, Heinz-Gerd Graf, Christine Harendt, Franz Hutter, Markus Nicke, Uwe Schmidt, Markus Schubert and Juergen Sterzel Article: Thin Film on CMOS Active Pixel Sensor for Space Applications Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6340-6354; doi:10.3390/s8106340 Received: 8 September 2008; in revised form: 23 September 2008 / Accepted: 8 October 2008 / Published: 13 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (367 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated High-performance Imagers)

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Mamta Saroch, Sunita Srivastava, Dietmar Fink and Amita Chandra Article: Room Temperature Ammonia Gas Sensing Using Mixed Conductor based TEMPOS Structures Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6355-6370; doi:10.3390/s8106355 Received: 20 August 2008; in revised form: 18 September 2008 / Accepted: 7 October 2008 / Published: 14 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (112 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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Ronghua Ma, Chaolin Gu, Yingxia Pu and Xiaodong Ma Article: Mining the Urban Sprawl Pattern: A Case Study on Sunan, China Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6371-6395; doi:10.3390/s8106371 Received: 13 August 2008; in revised form: 9 October 2008 / Accepted: 10 October 2008 / Published: 14 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1699 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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Ee Lim Tan, Brandon D. Pereles, Brock Horton, Ranyuan Shao, Mohammed Zourob and Keat Ghee Ong Article: Implantable Biosensors for Real-time Strain and Pressure Monitoring Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6396-6406; doi:10.3390/s8106396 Received: 15 August 2008; in revised form: 7 October 2008 / Accepted: 10 October 2008 / Published: 15 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (150 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue BioMEMS)

p. 6407-6416

Abu H. Sharina, Yook H. Lee and Ahmad Musa Article: Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on the Response of Phenol Biosensor Containing Photocurable Membrane with Tyrosinase Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6407-6416; doi:10.3390/s8106407 Received: 14 April 2008; in revised form: 27 September 2008 / Accepted: 13 October 2008 / Published: 16 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (130 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Dasheng Lee Article: Development of Light Powered Sensor Networks for Thermal Comfort Measurement Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6417-6432; doi:10.3390/s8106417 Received: 2 September 2008; in revised form: 6 October 2008 / Accepted: 13 October 2008 / Published: 16 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2355 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

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Anna-Liisa Välimaa, Anniina Kivistö, Marko Virta and Matti Karp Article: Real-time Monitoring of Non-specific Toxicity Using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Reporter System Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6433-6447; doi:10.3390/s8106433 Received: 31 August 2008; in revised form: 27 September 2008 / Accepted: 7 October 2008 / Published: 16 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (256 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toxin Sensors)

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John Canning, Michael Stevenson, Somnath Bandyopadhyay and Kevin Cook Communication: Extreme Silica Optical Fibre Gratings Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6448-6452; doi:10.3390/s8106448 Received: 2 September 2008; in revised form: 18 September 2008 / Accepted: 17 October 2008 / Published: 20 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (164 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

p. 6453-6470

Han Xia, Feng Wang, Qing Huang, Junfu Huang, Ming Chen, Jue Wang, Chunyan Yao, Qinghai Chen, Guoru Cai and Weiling Fu Article: Detection of Staphylococcus epidermidis by a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Nucleic Acid Biosensor Array Using Au Nanoparticle Signal Amplification Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6453-6470; doi:10.3390/s8106453 Received: 2 September 2008; in revised form: 3 October 2008 / Accepted: 17 October 2008 / Published: 21 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (743 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Stephen Walsh, Larry Chilton, Mark Tardiff and Candace Metoyer Article: Effect of the Temperature-Emissivity Contrast on the Chemical Signal for Gas Plume Detection Using Thermal Image Data Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6471-6483; doi:10.3390/s8106471 Received: 4 September 2008; in revised form: 17 October 2008 / Accepted: 20 October 2008 / Published: 21 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (191 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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Jun Hu, Zhi-wei Li, Xiao-Li Ding and Jian-Jun Zhu Article: Two-dimensional Co-Seismic Surface Displacements Field of the Chi-Chi Earthquake Inferred from SAR Image Matching Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6484-6495; doi:10.3390/s8106484 Received: 10 June 2008; in revised form: 14 August 2008 / Accepted: 20 October 2008 / Published: 21 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1741 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR))

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P. B. Garcia-Allende, Jesus Mirapeix, Olga M. Conde, Adolfo Cobo and Jose M. Lopez- Higuera Article: Arc-Welding Spectroscopic Monitoring based on Feature Selection and Neural Networks Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6496-6506; doi:10.3390/s8106496 Received: 9 October 2008; in revised form: 17 October 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 21 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1222 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neural Networks and Sensors)

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Jan Marczak, Andrzej Koss, Piotr Targowski, Michalina Góra, Marek Strzelec, Antoni Sarzyński, Wojciech Skrzeczanowski, Roman Ostrowski and Antoni Rycyk Review: Characterization of Laser Cleaning of Artworks Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6507-6548; doi:10.3390/s8106507 Received: 7 July 2008; in revised form: 15 August 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (5433 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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Edoardo De Tommasi, Luca De Stefano, Ilaria Rea, Valentina Di Sarno, Lucia Rotiroti, Paolo Arcari, Annalisa Lamberti, Carmen Sanges and Ivo Rendina Article: Porous Silicon Based Resonant Mirrors for Biochemical Sensing Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6549-6556; doi:10.3390/s8106549 Received: 6 June 2008; in revised form: 6 October 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (282 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Flávio J. Ponzoni and Bráulio F.C. Albuquerque Article: Pre-Launch Absolute Calibration of CCD/CBERS-2B Sensor Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6557-6565; doi:10.3390/s8106557 Received: 26 August 2008; in revised form: 25 September 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (407 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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Sylvain Feruglio, Guo-Neng Lu, Patrick Garda and Gabriel Vasilescu Review: A Review of the CMOS Buried Double Junction (BDJ) Photodetector and its Applications Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6566-6594; doi:10.3390/s8106566 Received: 8 July 2008; in revised form: 4 September 2008 / Accepted: 17 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1559 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated High-performance Imagers)

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Diego Ghezzi, Rebeca M. Vazquez, Roberto Osellame, Flavia Valtorta, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giuseppe D. Valle, Roberta Ramponi, Giancarlo Ferrigno and Giulio Cerullo Article: Femtosecond Laser Microfabrication of an Integrated Device for Optical Release and Sensing of Bioactive Compounds Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6595-6604; doi:10.3390/s8106595 Received: 23 September 2008; in revised form: 16 October 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1902 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Italy)

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Dong C. Kim and Dae J. Kang Review: Molecular Recognition and Specific Interactions for Biosensing Applications Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6605-6641; doi:10.3390/s8106605 Received: 25 September 2008; in revised form: 16 October 2008 / Accepted: 20 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1361 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting)

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Konstantinos N. Topouzelis Review: Oil Spill Detection by SAR Images: Dark Formation Detection, Feature Extraction and Classification Algorithms Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6642-6659; doi:10.3390/s8106642 Received: 10 June 2008; in revised form: 24 August 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 23 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (278 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR))

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Shiao-Wen Tsai, Jiunn-Woei Liaw, Fu-Yin Hsu, Yi-Yun Chen, Mei-Jhih Lyu and Ming-His Yeh Article: Surface-Modified Gold Nanoparticles with Folic Acid as Optical Probes for Cellular Imaging Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6660-6673; doi:10.3390/s8106660 Received: 24 July 2008; in revised form: 21 September 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 24 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (1143 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Yanjun Li, Ye-Qiong Song, René Schott, Zhi Wang and Youxian Sun Article: Impact of Link Unreliability and Asymmetry on the Quality of Connectivity in Large-scale Sensor Networks Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6674-6691; doi:10.3390/s8106674 Received: 1 July 2008; in revised form: 12 October 2008 / Accepted: 22 October 2008 / Published: 24 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (300 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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Kun Li and Zhuang Yu Article: Comparative and Combinative Study of Urban Heat island in Wuhan City with Remote Sensing and CFD Simulation Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6692-6703; doi:10.3390/s8106692 Received: 26 March 2008; in revised form: 28 September 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 25 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (541 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Urban Environmental Monitoring)

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Mohamad HajjHassan, Vamsy Chodavarapu and Sam Musallam Review: NeuroMEMS: Neural Probe Microtechnologies Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6704-6726; doi:10.3390/s8106704 Received: 2 July 2008; in revised form: 27 September 2008 / Accepted: 21 October 2008 / Published: 25 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (2316 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue BioMEMS)

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Luigi Campanella, Dalina Lelo, Elisabetta Martini and Mauro Tomassetti Article: Immunoglobulin G Determination in Human Serum and Milk Using an Immunosensor of New Conception Fitted with an Enzyme Probe as Transducer Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6727-6746; doi:10.3390/s8106727 Received: 20 May 2008; in revised form: 6 September 2008 / Accepted: 17 October 2008 / Published: 28 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (219 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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Paweł Ligęza Article: Optimization of Single-Sensor Two-State Hot-Wire Anemometer Transmission Bandwidth Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6747-6760; doi:10.3390/s8106747 Received: 1 September 2008; in revised form: 10 October 2008 / Accepted: 24 October 2008 / Published: 28 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (315 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Algorithms)

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Wei Tan, Lei Shi and Xianfeng Chen Article: Modeling of an Optical Sensor Based on Whispering Gallery Modes (WGMs) on the Surface Guiding Layer of Glass Filaments Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6761-6768; doi:10.3390/s8106761 Received: 22 September 2008; in revised form: 10 October 2008 / Accepted: 24 October 2008 / Published: 28 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (251 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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Hyoung-Jun Park and Minho Song Article: Linear FBG Temperature Sensor Interrogation with Fabry-Perot ITU Multi-wavelength Reference Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6769-6776; doi:10.3390/s8106769 Received: 9 October 2008; in revised form: 20 October 2008 / Accepted: 28 October 2008 / Published: 29 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (350 KB)

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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Takashi Jin, Fumihiko Fujii and Yasuhiro Ooi Article: Interfacial Recognition of Acetylcholine by an Amphiphilic p-Sulfonatocalix[8]arene Derivative Incorporated into Dimyristoyl Phosphatidylcholine Vesicles Sensors 2008, 8(10), 6777-6790; doi:10.3390/s8106777 Received: 23 August 2008; in revised form: 17 October 2008 / Accepted: 23 October 2008 / Published: 29 October 2008 Show/Hide Abstract | Download PDF Full-text (580 KB)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting)

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