Fabrication of a Low Cost Superhydrophobic Substrate for Surface Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Its Utility through Identification of Electrolyte Variation for Oral Cancer Detection.

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"The authors are thankful to Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Government of India for the financial support through the research grant with ref. No. 34/14/04/2014-BRNS. K.K. is thankful to Mr. Vinay Kulal for the home-built translation stage, which is used for the entire laser patterning studies and Manipal Academy of Higher Education for the research fellowship provided. The authors are also thankful to Dr Priyanka, MCODS, Mangalore for her kind support and the sample donors of oral medicine department, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. Special thanks to Mr. Nidheesh V R and Ms. Sphurti Adigal for their contributions to data processing."