Antimicrobial Properties of a Novel Silver-Silica Nanocomposite Material
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Antimicrobial properties of a novel silver-silica nanocomposite material.
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01658-08