Anticancer, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of CuO–ZnO bimetallic nanoparticles: green synthesised from Eryngium foetidum leaf extract
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SUBMITTER: Daimari J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11341821 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
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