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A new generation of biomaterials will, by design, harness the power of surfaces to direct specific processes
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Kossovsky, N., Millett, D., Gelman, A. et al. Self-Assembling Nanostructures. Nat Biotechnol 11, 1534–1536 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1293-1534
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