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A method to design biomimetic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering based on Voronoi lattices

M. FantiniSchool of Engineering and Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. CurtoSchool of Engineering and Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
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F. De CrescenzioSchool of Engineering and Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Pages 77-90 | Received 09 Mar 2016, Accepted 27 Mar 2016, Published online: 19 Apr 2016

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