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Title: Mapping the spatiotemporal evolution of solute transport in articular cartilage explants reveals how cartilage recovers fluid within the contact area during sliding
Award ID(s):
1635536
PAR ID:
10076023
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Biomechanics
Volume:
71
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0021-9290
Page Range / eLocation ID:
271 to 276
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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