Front. Chem. Frontiers in Chemistry Front. Chem. 2296-2646 Frontiers Media S.A. 1133173 10.3389/fchem.2022.1133173 Chemistry Retraction Retraction: Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Potential Applications to Treat Cancer Frontiers Editorial Office 10.3389/fchem.2022.1133173 Frontiers Editorial Office * *Correspondence: Frontiers Editorial Office, editorial.office@frontiersin.org

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 A Retraction of the Review Article Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Potential Applications to Treat Cancer by Zhang D, Ma X, Gu Y, Huang He, and Zhang G (2020). Front. Chemist. 8:799. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00799

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