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Anupama Chalimeswamy1, Sriharsha Kumar2,3, Abhijith Shettar4

  • 1Department of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India, 572103.

Journal of Orthopaedics
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Bone tissue engineeringImplantsOsteobiologyScaffoldsShape memory polymers

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