Plant-Mediated Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles Using Cannabis Sativa Extract: A Review

Priyanka Jojo

University Department of Chemistry, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Smriti Singh

University Department of Chemistry, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Anil Kumar Pandey

Department of Chemistry, Jagannath Nagar College, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

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