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Can 3D printing of oral drugs help fight the current COVID-19 pandemic (and similar crisis in the future)?

Wen-Kai Hsiaoa Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara Lorberb Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering and Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaView further author information

Amrit Paudela Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, Austria;b Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering and Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, AustriaView further author information

Pages 899-902 | Received 06 Apr 2020, Accepted 18 May 2020, Published online: 03 Jun 2020

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