Green synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles: An expanding horizon

Nanomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2451-2471

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Lather, Viney ^a   Pandita, Deepti ^a  

^a JCDM College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

anticancer; antimicrobial; biosynthesis; drug delivery; green nanotechnology; nanotoxicity

Indexed keywords

METAL; NANOPARTICLE; RESVERATROL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; NUDE MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MICE, NUDE; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84940561083     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.15.112     Document Type: Review

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