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Bigels: A unique class of materials for drug delivery applications

Ahmad ShakeelDepartment of Chemical, Polymer & Composite Materials Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Francesca R. LupiDepartment of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering, (D.I.M.E.S.) University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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Domenico GabrieleDepartment of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering, (D.I.M.E.S.) University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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Noemi BaldinoDepartment of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering, (D.I.M.E.S.) University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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Bruno De CindioDepartment of Information, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering, (D.I.M.E.S.) University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Pages 77-93 | Received 29 Jul 2017, Accepted 15 Oct 2017, Published online: 22 Jan 2018

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