Antibacterial properties of Au-Ag alloy nanoparticles

International Journal of Green Nanotechnology: Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-494

  Tabrizi, N S ^a   Tazikeh, M ^a   Shahgholi, N ^a  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial effect; Au Ag alloy; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; WATER; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD SALT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; REDUCTION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84875972281     PISSN: 1943085X     EISSN: 19430906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19430892.2012.739461     Document Type: Article

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