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Michaela Eder1, Wolfgang Schäffner2, Ingo Burgert3,4

  • 1Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam, 14476, Germany.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
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active materialsanalog codescellulose fibrilsphysical intelligencewood materialswood microarchitecture

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