Heteroaggregation Reduces Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles: Evidence for Nanoparticle-Cell Proximity Effects

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 361-366

  Huynh, Khanh An ^a   McCaffery, J Michael ^b   Chen, Kai Loon ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84969265306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ez5002177     Document Type: Article

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