Investigating the Cytotoxicity of Folate-Conjugated Bismuth Oxide Nanoparticles on KB and A549 Cell Lines

Fatemeh Akbarzadeh ¹ , Karim Khoshgard ² * , Leila Hosseinzadeh ³ , Elham Arkan ⁴ , Davood Rezazadeh ⁵

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