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Reactive Fillers to Produce Wollastonite Bioceramics
Scientists from Italy and the USA present an innovative processing method for the fabrication of 3D scaffolds for bone tissue engineering using either fused deposition or conventional hot extrusion.
March editor’s choice papers in polymer physics
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Biomaterials with bite: A new understanding of the spider’s fang
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Inaugural recipient honored for exceptional achievement at the interface of materials and biology.
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