Implicating nanoparticles as potential biodegradation enhancers: A review

Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bhatia, Mayuri ^a   Girdhar, Amandeep ^a   Chandrakar, Bina ^a   Tiwari, Archana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Nanoparticles; Plastics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884791752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21577439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.1000175     Document Type: Review

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