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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd (15 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007179901
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007179909
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 670,971 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is a very informative book, which gives much information about NANO, and links many unknown connections between metal and biology. This book gives an introduction to many possible advances in science for the future
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