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Biological Nanostructures and Applications of Nanostructures in Biology

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Singhal, A., Fischer, H.C., Wong, J., Chan, W.C.W. (2004). Biomedical Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Dots. In: Stroscio, M.A., Dutta, M. (eds) Biological Nanostructures and Applications of Nanostructures in Biology. Bioelectric Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48628-8_2

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