Preparation and Characterization of Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles as a Potential Drug Delivery System for 5-Fluorouracil

Hamid Rahmani ^1,2 , Ali Fattahi ³ * , Komail Sadrjavadi ¹ * , Salar Khaledian ³ , Yalda Shokoohinia ¹

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