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Zinc oxide semiconductor nanostructures using Piper auritum extract: enhanced photodegradation of dyes and pharmaceuticals, antimicrobial activity, and biofilm inhibition

Reina Vianey Quevedo Robles, Aleksy Moreno Meza, Jose Alejandro Villegas Fuentes, Alfredo Rafael Vilchis Nestor, Laura Edith Castellano Torres, Priscy Alfredo Luque Morales

Ceramics International· Volume 51· Issue 25
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