A new potential radiosensitizer-multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified by ammonium persulfate

Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Yang, Jian She ^a,b   Jing, Xigang ^a   Li, Wen Jian ^a   Hu, Xiang Kai ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Wang, Zhuan Zi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MODERN PHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium persulfate; Multi walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649161696     PISSN: 15299120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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