A review on the green and sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles and one-dimensional silver nanostructures

Sina Kaabipour and Shohreh Hemmati
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 102–136. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.9

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A review on the green and sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles and one-dimensional silver nanostructures
Sina Kaabipour and Shohreh Hemmati
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 102–136. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.9

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Kaabipour, S.; Hemmati, S. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 102–136. doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.9

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