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BioMEMS and Cellular Biology: Perspectives and Applications
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BioMEMS and Cellular Biology: Perspectives and Applications

Published on: October 1, 2007

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Daniel C N Chan1, So Ran Kwon2, Michael Meharry3

  • 1Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, dcnchan@uw.edu.

American Journal of Dentistry
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