Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 78-83 , February 2010

Measurements of serum C-reactive protein levels in patients with gastric cancer and quantification using silicon nanowire arrays

  • Min-Ho Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Medical IT Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Gyeonggi-do 463-816, Korea.
    • These two authors made equal contributions to this work.
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  • Dong-Ho Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
    • These two authors made equal contributions to this work.
    • ,
  • Suk-Won Jung, MS

      Affiliations

    • Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Medical IT Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
    • ,
  • Kuk-Nyung Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Medical IT Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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  • Young Soo Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
    • ,
  • Woo-Kyeong Seong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Medical IT Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Received 9 December 2008 ,Accepted 19 April 2009.

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 This work was supported by grant no. 10023796 from the Regional Technology Innovation Program of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (the Ministry of Knowledge Economy at present).

PII: S1549-9634(09)00089-6

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.04.004

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 78-83 , February 2010

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