Plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles: A newer and safer tool against mosquito-borne diseases?

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 353-354

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Dengue; Malaria; Mosquito vectors; Nanobiotechnology; Yellow fever

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

DENGUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IC50; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT CONTROL; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84958565849     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.10.015     Document Type: Editorial

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