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Adv Pharm Bull. 2023;13(3): 411-422. doi: 10.34172/apb.2023.065
PMID: 37646053        PMCID: PMC10460808

Review Article

Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots and Their Therapeutic Applications in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer and SARS-CoV-2

Musa Moetasam Zorab 1 ORCID, Navid Mohammadjani 2, Morahem Ashengroph 2 * ORCID, Mehran Alavi 2 * ORCID

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