Natural Polymers in Tissue Engineering Applications

Tissue Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 145-192

  Gomes, Manuela ^a   Azevedo, Helena ^a   Malafaya, Patrícia ^a   Silva, Simone ^a   Oliveira, Joaquim ^a   Silva, Gabriela ^a   Sousa, Rui ^a   Mano, João ^a   Reis, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-370869-4.00006-9     Document Type: Chapter

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