Fibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering: from conceptualization to implementation
Thais Sayuri Iguma; Vitor Andrade Nascimento; Luciana Pastena Giorno; Sônia Maria Malmonge; Arnaldo Rodrigues Santos Jr.
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