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Title: Tumor-Vasculature-on-a-Chip for Investigating Nanoparticle Extravasation and Tumor Accumulation
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Award ID(s):
1708729 1420570
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10096185
Journal Name:
ACS Nano
Volume:
12
Issue:
11
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
11600 to 11609
ISSN:
1936-0851
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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