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Raw data for article Integrated laser ablation and computed tomography: foodprint chemical detection of microplastic and 3D reconstruction of biological tissues

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This entry is a duplicate of ID 2370, representing the same raw dataset for the laser ablation and computed tomography microplastic detection study.

This dataset comprises raw, unprocessed data acquired from laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and computed tomography (CT) measurements. The data were collected during experimental analyses and serve as the primary source data for the results reported in the associated publication.

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