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Nunzio Cennamo1, Girolamo D'Agostino2, Filipa Sequeira3

  • 1Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, Italy. nunzio.cennamo@unicampania.it.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
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PFAs (Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances)PFOA (Perfluorooctanoate)chemical sensorsmolecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs)optical fiber sensorsplastic optical fibers (POFs)

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