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Title: Increasing the Efficacy of Gold Nanorod Uptake in Stem Cell-Derived Therapeutic Cells: Implications for Stem Cell Labeling and Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging
Award ID(s):
2145427
PAR ID:
10397748
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume:
5
Issue:
5
ISSN:
2574-0970
Page Range / eLocation ID:
6995 to 7008
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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