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Title: Role of cytoskeletal mechanics and cell membrane fluidity in the intracellular delivery of molecules mediated by laser-activated carbon nanoparticles: Cell Biomechanics and Intracellular Delivery
NSF-PAR ID:
10027548
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Volume:
114
Issue:
10
ISSN:
0006-3592
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2390 to 2399
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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