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Non-toxic thermotropic liquid crystals for use with mammalian cells

Yan-Yeung Luk Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 53706, USA
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Sean F. Campbell Department of Surgical Sciences–School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 53706, USA
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Nicholas L. Abbott Corresponding author Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 53706, USA
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Christopher J. Murphy Corresponding author Department of Surgical Sciences–School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 53706, USA
Pages 611-621 | Received 20 Aug 2003, Accepted 03 Dec 2003, Published online: 25 May 2010

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