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Dynamic, Tunable, Biocompatible: Functional Polymers Advancing Biomedical Innovation
Bas G P van Ravensteijn1, Tina Vermonden2
1Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CS, Netherlands.
Biomacromolecules
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