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A synthetic polymeric biolubricant imparts chondroprotection in a rat meniscal tear model

Michel Wathier, Benjamin A. Lakin, Benjamin G. Cooper, Prashant Bansal, Alison M. Bendele, Vahid Entezari, Hideki Suzuki, Brian D. Snyder, Mark W. Grinstaff

Biomaterials · 2018 · 34 citations · 45 references

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