Chapter category: Biotechnology
Synthetic Strategies to Size and Shape Controlled Nanocrystals and Nanocrystal Heterostructures
Bio-Applications of Nanoparticles
Edited by: Warren C.W. ChanISBN: 978-0-387-76712-3
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Chapter authors:
P. Davide Cozzoli and Liberato Manna
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P. Davide Cozzoli
National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-INFM, Unita di Ricerca IIT, Distretto Technologico ISUFI, Leece, Italy
Liberato Manna
National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-INFM, Unita di Ricerca IIT, Distretto Technologico ISUFI, Leece, Italy
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