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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Preparation and characterization of novel electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)-based nanofibrous scaffolds

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Pages 504-509 | Received 02 Sep 2014, Accepted 10 Sep 2014, Published online: 13 Oct 2014

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