PENG Gang , LIU Yuting , SONG Jibo , GUO Mengxue , ZHAI Ligong . Research progress of electrochemical sensors based on specific recognition elements for heavy metal detection in food[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2023 , 49(18) : 347 -355 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.036160

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