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Nanodevices and Techniques for Clinical Applications

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This chapter contains use of technologies for clinical applications in general. More detailed description of these technologies will be given in chapters dealing with special therapeutic areas.

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Jain, K.K. (2017). Nanodevices and Techniques for Clinical Applications. In: The Handbook of Nanomedicine. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6966-1_7

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