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Davda, J., De, S., Zhou, W., Labhasetwar, V. (2002). Biodegradable Nanospheres: Therapeutic Applications. In: Chiellini, E., Sunamoto, J., Migliaresi, C., Ottenbrite, R.M., Cohn, D. (eds) Biomedical Polymers and Polymer Therapeutics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46842-5_2

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