Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 304-311 , May 2010

Development of tissue adhesion method using integrated low-level energies

  • Ayako Katoh

      Affiliations

    • Ibaraki University, 1-12-1 Nakanarusawa, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Toru Masuzawa

      Affiliations

    • Ibaraki University, 1-12-1 Nakanarusawa, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 294 38 5250.
    • ,
  • Kazuhide Ozeki

      Affiliations

    • Ibaraki University, 1-12-1 Nakanarusawa, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Akio Kishida

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tsuyoshi Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Higami

      Affiliations

    • Sapporo Medical University, S1W17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan

Received 2 March 2009 ,Revised 19 December 2009 ,Accepted 23 December 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00266-5

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.12.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 304-311 , May 2010

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