The generation of tridimensional tissues, assembled from scaffolding materials populated with biologically functional cells, is the great challenge and hope of

The generation of tridimensional tissues, assembled from scaffolding materials populated with biologically functional cells, is the great challenge and hope of

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the cascade of events activated in the body following the implant of biomaterials and devices. It is one of the f

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