Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 296-299 , September 2008

Gold Nanoparticle as an Alternative Tool for a Urine Pregnancy Test

  • Rojrit Rojanathanes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Amornpun Sereemaspun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Amornpun Sereemaspun, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
    • ,
  • Nuttaporn Pimpha

      Affiliations

    • National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
    • ,
  • Vanida Buasorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Prapawadee Ekawong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Viroj Wiwanitkit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

,Accepted 18 January 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60127-8

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60127-8

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 296-299 , September 2008

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