A review on the biological effects of nanomaterials on silkworm (Bombyx mori)

Sandra Senyo Fometu, Guohua Wu, Lin Ma and Joan Shine Davids
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 190–202. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.15

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A review on the biological effects of nanomaterials on silkworm (Bombyx mori)
Sandra Senyo Fometu, Guohua Wu, Lin Ma and Joan Shine Davids
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 190–202. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.15

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Fometu, S. S.; Wu, G.; Ma, L.; Davids, J. S. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 190–202. doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.15

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