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Applications of Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles

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Considering the unique properties discussed in Chap. 14, NSMs and NPs can be used in variety of applications. Some important of these are given below.

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Madkour, L.H. (2019). Applications of Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles. In: Nanoelectronic Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 116. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21621-4_15

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