Nanotherapy of cancer by photoelectrons emitted from the surface of nanoparticles exposed to nonionizing ultraviolet radiation

Renat R Letfullin; Thomas F George

doi:10.2217/nnm-2017-0053

Nanotherapy of cancer by photoelectrons emitted from the surface of nanoparticles exposed to nonionizing ultraviolet radiation

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2017-0053
State	Published - May 1 2017

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Nanotechnology
Nanomedicine

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