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Nazarpour, S. (2013). Introduction: What are Coatings?. In: Nazarpour, S. (eds) Thin Films and Coatings in Biology. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2592-8_1
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