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Synthesis of magnetic N-doped carbon dots as pH-responsive targeted molecule cargo and its antioxidant and antibacterial behaviour Cover

Synthesis of magnetic N-doped carbon dots as pH-responsive targeted molecule cargo and its antioxidant and antibacterial behaviour

Acta Pharmaceutica
Volume 75 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
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Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
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Language: English
Page range: 383 - 406
Accepted on: May 28, 2025
Published on: Oct 10, 2025
Published by: Croatian Pharmaceutical Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
carbon dots,
magnetic nanocomposite,
antioxidant,
drug release
Related subjects:
Pharmacy,
Pharmacy, other

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