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be quickly detected by any sniff system. Therefore, the surgeon would be able to
correct the problem in time to avoid further infections caused by bacteria growth at
the leakage area.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the support given by the Engineering &
Physical Sciences Research Council to this work, under Grant ref. EP/D003040/1.
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