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Matrix-assisted Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation for Remodeling and Repair of Chondral Defects in a Rabbit Model
Published on: May 21, 2013
Correction: Auricular cartilage tissue engineering: from making cartilage to regenerating a shape-stable elastic
Hongyu Zhang1, Jingwei Feng1, Jiajun Zhi1
1Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
|September 16, 2026
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1835403.].
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