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Kymissis, Ioannis; List-Kratochvil, Emil J.; Inal, Sahika
(Ed.)
Oxygen-release microspheres capable of releasing oxygen in response to environmental oxygen level to improve stem cell survival and tissue regeneration in ischemic hindlimbs
- Award ID(s):
- 1922857
- PAR ID:
- 10302208
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Controlled Release
- Volume:
- 331
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0168-3659
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 376 to 389
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.01.034
