Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1065-1073 , November 2010

BioDome regenerative sleeve for biochemical and biophysical stimulation of tissue regeneration

  • Daniel Hechavarria

      Affiliations

    • Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, United States
    • ,
  • Abiche Dewilde

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Department of Biology, United States
    • ,
  • Susan Braunhut

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Department of Biology, United States
    • ,
  • Michael Levin

      Affiliations

    • Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, United States
    • Tufts University, Department of Biology, United States
    • ,
  • David L. Kaplan

      Affiliations

    • Tufts University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 627 3251.

Received 22 November 2009 ,Revised 16 July 2010 ,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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PII: S1350-4533(10)00162-1

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.07.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1065-1073 , November 2010

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