Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 191-199 , September 2006

Interaction of hemoglobin and copper nanoparticles: implications in hemoglobinopathy

  • Jaydeep Bhattacharya, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, Calcutta 700019, India
    • ,
  • Utpal Choudhuri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta 700073, India
    • ,
  • Omprakash Siwach, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
    • ,
  • Prasenjit Sen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
    • ,
  • Anjan Kr. Dasgupta, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University, Calcutta 700019, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 10 February 2006 ,Accepted 19 July 2006.

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PII: S1549-9634(06)00099-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2006.07.001

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 191-199 , September 2006

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