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. 2010 Feb;9(2):90-3.
doi: 10.1038/nmat2619.

Biomaterials offer cancer research the third dimension

Dietmar W Hutmacher  1
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Biomaterials offer cancer research the third dimension

Dietmar W Hutmacher. Nat Mater. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

To deepen understanding and hasten the development of treatments, cancer needs to be modelled more accurately in vitro; applying tissue-engineering concepts and approaches in this field could bridge the gap between two-dimensional studies and in vivo animal models.

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