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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Eco-friendly approach towards green synthesis of zinc oxide nanocrystals and its potential applications

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Pages 1537-1543 | Received 31 Mar 2015, Accepted 04 Jun 2015, Published online: 02 Jul 2015

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