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Melt-Electrospun Fibers for Advances in Biomedical Engineering, Clean Energy, Filtration, and Separation

Aleksander Góra Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576
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Rahul Sahay NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798
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Velmurugan Thavasi NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576
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Seeram Ramakrishna Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576; Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, 117602, Singapore; King Saud University, KSA. P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pages 265-287 | Received 17 Apr 2011, Accepted 31 May 2011, Published online: 11 Aug 2011

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