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Alba Cano-Vicent1, Alberto Tuñón-Molina1, Miguel Martí1

  • 1Biomaterials and Bioengineering Lab, Centro de Investigación Traslacional San Alberto Magno, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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acetic acidantiviral activitychitosancytoxicityenveloped virusesnon-enveloped viruses

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