Biotechnological routes to metallic nanoparticles production: Mechanistic aspects, antimicrobial activity, toxicity and industrial applications

Nano-Antimicrobials: Progress and Prospects

Volumn 9783642244285, Issue , 2012, Pages 337-374

  Durán, Nelson ^a,b   Marcato, Priscyla D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXICITY; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; SILVER; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MECHANISTIC ASPECTS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84949176117     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-24428-5_12     Document Type: Chapter

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