journal article·2025-07

Copper Oxide Nanoparticles as Dual-Action Inhibitors of Biofilm Formation and Virulence in Candida albicans and Proteus mirabilis

Bharti Sharma, Amruta Shelar, Sanyukta Salve, Jaiprakash Sangshetti, Haribhau Gholap, Archana Sharbidre, Rajendra Patil

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 7
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