Safe Clinical Use of Carbon Nanotubes as Innovative Biomaterials
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Naoto Saito,*,† Hisao Haniu,‡ Yuki Usui,‡,§ Kaoru Aoki,‡ Kazuo Hara,‡ Seiji Takanashi,‡ Masayuki Shimizu,‡ Nobuyo Narita,‡ Masanori Okamoto,‡ Shinsuke Kobayashi,‡ Hiroki Nomura,‡ Hiroyuki Kato,‡ Naoyuki Nishimura, Seiichi Taruta, and Morinobu Endo †Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan ‡Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan Research Center for Exotic Nanocarbons, and Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Wakasato 4-17-1, Nagano 380-8553, Japan R&D Center, Nakashima Medical Co. Ltd., Haga 5322, Kita-ku, Okayama 701-1221, Japan
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