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Research Article

Cleansing technique using high-velocity steam–air micromist jet spray

Koichi FukudaDivision of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Masayuki IshiharaDivision of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kaoru MurakamiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Shingo NakamuraDivision of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Yoko SatoDivision of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Masahiro KuwabaraDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Masanori FujitaDivision of Environmental Medicine, Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Tomoharu KiyosawaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Hidetaka YokoeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan;
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Pages 522-528 | Received 02 May 2017, Accepted 01 Aug 2017, Published online: 29 Aug 2017

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