Structured Biodegradable Polymeric Microparticles for Drug Delivery Produced Using Flow Focusing Glass Microfluidic Devices
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Structured Biodegradable Polymeric Microparticles for Drug Delivery Produced Using Flow Focusing Glass Microfluidic Devices.
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عنوان ژورنال: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1944-8244,1944-8252
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06943