Scaffolds based bone tissue engineering : the role of chitosan
As life expectancy increases, malfunction or loss of tissue caused by injury or disease leads to reduced quality of life in many patients at significant socioeconomic cost. Even though major progress has been made in the field of bone tissue engineering, present therapies, such as bone grafts, still...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14225 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/14225 |