Erratum: Biomimetic synthesis and antibacterial characteristics of magnesium oxide-germanium dioxide nanocomposite powders (Journal of Composite Materials (2009) 43:8 DOI: 10.1177/0021998308103158);Biomimetic synthesis and antibacterial characteristics of magnesium oxide-germanium dioxide nanocomposite powders

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 897-910

  Avanzato, C P ^a   Follieri, J M ^a   Banerjee, I A ^a   Fath, K R ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids.; Germania; Magnesium oxide; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMIMETIC PROCESSES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMANIUM OXIDES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNESIA; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; POWDERS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ASPARTIC ACIDS; BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESIS; GERMANIA; GERMANIUM DIOXIDE; NANO-COMPOSITE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 64949166729     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00219983090430260904     Document Type: Erratum

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