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De Smedt, S.C., Meyvis, T.K.L., Van Oostveldt, P. et al. A New Microphotolysis Based Approach for Mapping the Mobility of Drugs in Microscopic Drug Delivery Devices. Pharm Res 16, 1639–1642 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011988109989
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