Toward clinical translation of carbon nanomaterials in anticancer drug delivery: the need for standardisation

Michał Bartkowski, Francesco Calzaferri and Silvia Giordani
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 2092–2104. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.16.144

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Toward clinical translation of carbon nanomaterials in anticancer drug delivery: the need for standardisation
Michał Bartkowski, Francesco Calzaferri and Silvia Giordani
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 2092–2104. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.16.144

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Bartkowski, M.; Calzaferri, F.; Giordani, S. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 2092–2104. doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.144

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