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Composite laminates might replace metallic implants
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Advanced functional polymers for medicine
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Nanoparticles that slip through the vaginal mucus barrier to fight cervical cancer
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Polyampholytes for biomedical applications
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Researchers design and develop a novel type of disulfide core-crosslinked polyurethane micelle for anti-cancer drug delivery.
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