Electrospun Polymeric Nanofiber Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration

Nanotechnology and Regenerative Engineering: The Scaffold: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 229-253

  Nukavarapu, Syam P ^a   Kumbar, Sangamesh G ^a   Merrell, Jonathan G ^b   Laurencin, Cato T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Eastern Virginia School of Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 84983344826     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17444-12     Document Type: Chapter

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