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James Hall1, Subbareddy Mekapothula1, Rebecca Coxhill1

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Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
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3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilaneCDC reactorESKAPE pathogensGlu–CuO nanoparticlesMPTMSantimicrobial activitycopper oxide nanoparticlesglutamic acidmulti-drug resistancetissue culture

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