Brome mosaic virus-like particles as siRNA nanocarriers for biomedical purposes

Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera, Pierrick G. J. Fournier, Danna L. Arellano, Ana G. Rodriguez-Hernandez, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt and Ruben D. Cadena-Nava
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 372–382. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.28

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Brome mosaic virus-like particles as siRNA nanocarriers for biomedical purposes
Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera, Pierrick G. J. Fournier, Danna L. Arellano, Ana G. Rodriguez-Hernandez, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt and Ruben D. Cadena-Nava
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 372–382. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.28

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Nuñez-Rivera, A.; Fournier, P. G. J.; Arellano, D. L.; Rodriguez-Hernandez, A. G.; Vazquez-Duhalt, R.; Cadena-Nava, R. D. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 372–382. doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.28

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