Ethanol-Precipitation-Assisted Highly Efficient Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots from Chitosan.
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SUBMITTER: Zhan J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6941364 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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