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  • Preparation, Characterization of Chitosan-Coated/Uncoated Boron Nanoparticles and In-Vitro Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Effects

  • Rukiye Sevinç Özakar# , Mehmet Semih Bingöl*, Mehmet Cemal Adıgüzel**, and Emrah Özakar#,†

  • Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
    *Eastern Anatolia High Technology Application and Research Center (DAYTAM), Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
    **Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye

  • 키토산 피복/비피복 붕소 나노입자의 합성 및 분석, 그리고 항균효과 체외평가

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This Article

  • 2022; 46(6): 709-721

    Published online Nov 15, 2022

  • 10.7317/pk.2022.46.6.709
  • Received on Jun 30, 2022
  • Revised on Sep 14, 2022
  • Accepted on Sep 18, 2022

Correspondence to

  • Emrah Özakar

  • Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye

  • E-mail: emrahozakar@atauni.edu.tr