Bactericides Properties of Chitosan Metal Quantum Dots Microbial Pathogenicity Against <i>E. coli</i>, <i>S. aureus</i>, and <i>S. Typhi</i>

<div>TEM micrograph and histogram of the size of NPs of (a) gold, (b) silver, and (c) of copper in 2-ethoxyethanol. The histograms show the distribution of the diameter measurement of solvated metal NPs in 2-ethoxyethanol. 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Figure 1: Bactericides Properties of Chitosan Metal Quantum Dots Microbial Pathogenicity Against <i>E. coli</i>, <i>S. aureus</i>, and <i>S. Typhi</i> 

International Journal of Polymer Science

Bactericides Properties of Chitosan Metal Quantum Dots Microbial Pathogenicity Against E. coli, S. aureus, and S. Typhi

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