4-Mercaptopyridine Modified Fiber Optic Plasmonic Sensor for Sub-nM Mercury (II) Detection

Yifan DUAN; Yang ZHANG; Fang WANG; Yuting SUN; Ming CHEN; Zhenguo JING; Qiao WANG; Mengdi LU; Wei PENG

doi:10.1007/s13320-021-0611-z

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