Protein tethering into multiscale geometries by covalent subtractive printing.
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SUBMITTER: Coyer SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3131134 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
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Protein tethering into multiscale geometries by covalent subtractive printing.
Coyer Sean R SR Delamarche Emmanuel E García Andrés J AJ
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20110222 13
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