Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 257-262 , April 2010

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles

Received 5 April 2009 ,Accepted 4 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.07.002

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