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Thermoresponsive Hydrogels for Cellular Delivery

Francesco CellesiSchool of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Manchester Manchester M13 [email protected]
Pages 1395-1407 | Published online: 04 Dec 2012

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