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The matrix neutralized

Nature volume 461, pages 890–891 (2009)Cite this article

Many of the best methods available for monitoring biological binding events can't be used in a diverse range of clinical samples. An ultrasensitive assay based on magnetic signals overcomes this problem.

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Figure 1: Mechanism of a magneto-biosensor.

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  1. Ilia Fishbein and Robert J. Levy are in the Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4318, USA. levyr@email.chop.edu,

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