The cell as a biomaterial.

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Published in J Mater Sci Mater Med on September 01, 2002

Authors

Gerald H Pollack1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Bioengineering 357962, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. ghp@u.washington.edu

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