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Separation and detection of E. coli O157:H7 using a SERS-based microfluidic immunosensor

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This research was financially supported by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2018-67017-27880, 2019-67021-29859), the National Science Foundation (CBET-2103025), and the Robert T. Marshall Scholarship.

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  1. Food Science Program, Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

    Sara Asgari, Rajiv Dhital, Azlin Mustapha & Mengshi Lin

  2. Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    S. Ali Aghvami

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA

    Yi Zhang

  4. Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA

    Yi Zhang

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Asgari, S., Dhital, R., Aghvami, S.A. et al. Separation and detection of E. coli O157:H7 using a SERS-based microfluidic immunosensor. Microchim Acta 189, 111 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-022-05187-8

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