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January 2014 in “Mass spectrometry” Silver oxide nanoparticles help detect small molecules effectively.
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December 2016 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A” Bone-forming cells grow well in 3D polymer scaffolds with 35 µm pores.
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