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Cutting-edge biosensor design: AI-Augmented terahertz PCF detection of chikungunya virus

Md. Galib Hasan, Md. Shakil Ahmed, A. H. M. Iftekharul Ferdous, Md. Safiul Islam, Md. Golam Sadeque, Rosni Sayed, Shible Noman

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 4
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