- Award ID(s):
- 1643164
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10049929
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
- ISSN:
- 1617-7959
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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