Letter to the Editor
Alexander M. Seifalian
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorAlok Tiwari
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorS. Tawqeer Rashid
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorHenryk Salacinski
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorGeorge Hamilton
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorAlexander M. Seifalian
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorAlok Tiwari
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorS. Tawqeer Rashid
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorHenryk Salacinski
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorGeorge Hamilton
Tissue Engineering Center University Department of Surgery Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London The Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom
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