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Biomechanics of engineered heart valve tissues

Michael S Sacks

    Conference Proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
    |October 20, 2007
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