Nanoparticle biofabrication using English ivy (Hedera helix)

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Burris, Jason N ^a   Lenaghan, Scott C ^b   Zhang, Mingjun ^b   Stewart, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE PROPERTIES; ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; BIOFABRICATION; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONTINUOUS LIGHT; CULTURE SYSTEMS; DRY WEIGHT; INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC ACID; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANO-MANUFACTURING; NANOPARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC NANOPARTICLES; PLANT SYSTEMS; ROOT HAIRS; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; VERTICAL SURFACE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HARDWOODS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

NANOPARTICLES;

ADHESIVE AGENT; COSMETIC; INDOLEBUTYRIC ACID; METAL OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE;

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IVY; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT HAIR;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEDERA; INDOLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX;

EID: 84867681282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14773155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-10-41     Document Type: Article

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