Combined Effect of a Microporous Layer and Type I Collagen Coating on a Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering.
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SUBMITTER: Lee MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5455448 | biostudies-other | 2015 Mar
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