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Viruses for ultrasensitive assays

Nature Nanotechnology volume 4, pages 215–216 (2009)Cite this article

A three-dimensional assay based on genetically engineered viral nanoparticles and nickel nanohairs can detect much lower levels of protein markers associated with heart attacks than conventional assays.

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Figure 1: An ultrasensitive three-dimensional immunoassay.

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