Microcrimped collagen fiber-elastin composites.

Adv Mater

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, 101 Woodruff Circle, Rm 5105, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Published: May 2010

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