Polymer Preprints 2009, 50(2),108 PEG-HYDROGELS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND CELL ENCAPSULATION
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Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8543 Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics, Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics, NIH-NICHD, Bethesda, MD 20892 Current address: Department of Biomedical Engineeing, RPI, Troy, New York, 12180 Current address: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325
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Peg-hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Cell Encapsulation
Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8543 Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics, Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics, NIH-NICHD, Bethesda, MD 20892 Current address: Department of Biomedical Engineeing, RPI, Troy, New York, 12180 Current address: Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, O...
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