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Patent evaluation

Patent evaluation of US2019338018 (A1) 2019-11-07 (antibody fragments for the treatment of biofilm-related disorders)

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Pages 907-909 | Received 27 Jul 2020, Accepted 23 Sep 2020, Published online: 05 Oct 2020

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