journal article·2026-07

Calcium thiosulfate–driven Ca/S-functionalized ζ-positive biogenic carbon nanodots for enhanced membrane interactions to induce adaptive priming under heavy metal stress

Zulqarnain Haider, Samta Zia, Irshan Ahmad, Farooq Hafeez, Muhammad Umair Yasin, Yang Chunyan, Muhammad Rehman, Bahar Ali, Yinbo Gan

Carbon· Volume 258
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