Fabrication and characterization of poly(octanediol citrate)/gallium-containing bioglass microcomposite scaffolds

• Main Authors: Zeimaran, Ehsan, Pourshahrestani, Sara, Pingguan-Murphy, Belinda, Kadri, Nahrizul Adib, Rothan, Hussin A., Yusof, Rohana, Towler, Mark Robert, Djordjevic, Ivan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kluwer (now part of Springer) 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13933/1/Fabrication_and_characterization_of_poly%28octanediol.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13933/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-014-8782-2

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