Approaches to neural tissue engineering using scaffolds for drug delivery.

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Published in Adv Drug Deliv Rev on April 10, 2007

Authors

Stephanie M Willerth1, Shelly E Sakiyama-Elbert

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63130, USA.

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