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Biotechnology
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Peptide-based materials for nanomedicine
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Particles for Healthcare Applications
Researchers highlight the potential and current biological and biomedical applications of micro- and nanoparticle research.
Book review: Hydrogels in Cell-Based Therapies
Professor Alexander Zelikin, Aarhus University reviews Hydrogels in Cell-Based Therapies from the RSC.
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Fluorescence microscopy research wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Eric Betzig, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, and William Moerner, Stanford University, share award for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.
Microvascular electrospun scaffolds
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