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ANALYTICAL BIOANALYTICAL& About ABC CHEMISTRY Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry’s mission is the rapid publication of excellent and high-impact research articles on fundamental and applied topics of analytical and A critical review on DART-MS Characterization of carbon aerosol particles Nanomaterials in sample preparation for protein analysis Biomarkers for autoimmune and carcinogenic diseases bioanalytical science. Its scope is broad, encompassing the entire range of analytical and bioanalytical research and encouraging multidisciplinary solutions to problems in this field. The Editors encourage submissions presenting novel analytical research in instrumentation, method development, and applications.

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