Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 282-286 , September 2009

Antimicrobial sensitivity of Escherichia coli to alumina nanoparticles

Received 3 November 2008 ,Accepted 5 January 2009.

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PII: S1549-9634(09)00008-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.01.002

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 282-286 , September 2009

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