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A Tripeptide-Stabilized Nanoemulsion of Oleic Acid
Published on: February 27, 2019
Correction to "Peptide Dendrimer-Based Antibacterial Agents: Synthesis and Applications"
Suchita Paul1,2, Sandeep Verma2,3, Yu-Chie Chen1,4
1International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
ACS Infectious Diseases
|July 14, 2026
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