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Gold Nanorods as Photothermal Antibacterial Materials

Uusitalo, M., Eriksson, G., Hulander, M., & Andersson, M. 2025. Gold Nanorods as Photothermal Antibacterial Materials. ACS Applied Nano ...

Martin Andersson Martin Andersson

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Nanotechnology, equity and global health

Salamanca-Buentello, Fabio and Abdallah S. Daar. 2021. Nanotechnology, equity and global health. Nature Nanotechnology, 16(4), 358–361. http...

Abdallah Daar Abdallah Daar

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Single polarized-photon emitters based on III-nitride pyramidal quantum dots for quantum cryptography

The modern society is reliant on digital communication, at present experiencing an immense expansion, but the communication should also be secure.

Per Olof Holtz Per Olof Holtz

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Removal of pollutants from drinking water by clay minerals using metal oxide nanoparticles

Contamination of drinking water with chemical and biological pollutants is a serious problem of the present century.

Victor Tchieda Victor Tchieda
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