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Opportunities and challenges of carbon-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy

Alberto Bianco CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR 9021 Immonulogie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, 67000 Strasbourg, France +33 388 417088; +33 388 610680; [email protected]
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Kostas Kostarelos University of London, Nanomedicine Laboratory, Centre for Drug Delivery Research, The School of Pharmacy, London, UK
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Maurizio Prato Università di Trieste, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Pages 331-342 | Published online: 05 Mar 2008

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