journal article·2025-04

The current use of nanotechnology in the fight against antimicrobial resistance: promising approaches to global health challenge

Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando, Ombeni Ally, Shedrack Reuben Kitimu

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 4
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