4D printing and its applications in Orthopaedics.
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SUBMITTER: Haleem A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128312 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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4D printing and its applications in Orthopaedics.
Haleem Abid A Javaid Mohd M Vaishya Raju R
Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma 20180701 3
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