Joint Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Interaction Between Antimicrobial Peptides, Gold Nanoparticles and Membranes
Joint Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Interaction Between Antimicrobial Peptides, Gold Nanoparticles and Membranes
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抗菌肽、金纳米颗粒和膜之间相互作用的联合实验和理论研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.1359
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2011
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W. Wenzel
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J. Setzler;Y. Klapper;A. Leifert;T. Strunk;A. Ulrich;U. Simon;R. Benz;W. Wenzel
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