- PAR ID:
- 10278793
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
- Volume:
- 235
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0954-4119
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 437 to 446
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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