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Nanotechnol 5:91
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Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering, London
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European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. A European
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111:239–253
Gehrke I, Geiser A, Somborn-Schulz A (2015) Innovations in nanotechnology for water treatment.
Nanotechnol Sci Appl 8:1–17
Ghormade V, Deshpande MV, Paknikar KM (2011) Perspectives for nano-biotechnology enabled
protection and nutrition of plants. Biotechnol Adv 29:792–803
Gould-Fogerite S, Mannino RJ, Margolis D (2007) Cochleate delivery vehicles: applications to
gene therapy. Drug Deliv Technol 3(2):40–47
Green JM, Beestman GB (2007) Recently patented and commercialized formulation and adjuvant
technology. Crop Prot 26:320–327
He L, Liu Y, Mustapha A, Lin M (2011) Antifungal activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against
Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum. Microbiol Res 166:207–215
Helmke BP, Minerick AR (2006) Designing a nano-interface in a microfluidic chip to probe living
cells: challenges and perspectives. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:6419–6424
Hong F, Zhou J, Liu C, Yang F, Wu C, Zheng L, Yang P (2005) Effects of Nano-TiO2 on
photochemical reaction of chloroplasts of Spinach. Biol Trace Elem Res 105:269–279
Hsieh YHP, Ofori JA (2007) Innovations in food technology for health. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
16:65–73
http://go.nature.com/8CgPeg
http://go.nature.com/rGNFu8
Hughes GA (2005) Nanostructure-mediated drug delivery. Nanomed Nanotechnol Biol Med
1:22–30
Ing LY, Zin NM, Sarwar A, Katas H (2012) Antifungal activity of chitosan nanoparticles and
correlation with their physical properties. Int J Biomater 2012:9
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technology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Jelinski L (2002) Biologically related aspects of nanoparticles, nanostructured materials, and
nanodevices. In: Siegel RW, Hu E, Roco MC (eds) Nanostructure science & technology. A
worldwide study, prepared under the guidance of national science and technology council and
the interagency working group on nanoscience, engineering, and technology, May 2002.
Available online at www.wtec.org/loyola/nano/toc.htm
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