Computational Investigation of Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan Based Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites

Abdulwahhab H. Majeed, Leqaa A. Mohammed, Israa K. Mohammed, Omar G. Hammoodi, Ali Shamil Abid Khan, Mustafa A. Ibrahim, Mustafa A. Alheety, Tarunpreet Singh, Ali Destegül and Shankar Sehgal

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