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detection systems, in general and those based on nanoparticle-
induced electrocatalysis, in particular.
Acknowledgments
We acknowledge funding from the MEC (Madrid) for the projects
MAT2008-03079/NAN, CSD2006-00012 “NANOBIOMED”
(Consolider-Ingenio 2010) the E.U.'s support under FP7 contract
number 246513 “NADINE” and the NATO Science for Peace and
Security Programme's support under the project SfP 983807.
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