The Chemistry of Medical and Dental Materials
2nd Edition
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The Chemistry of Medical and Dental Materials
2nd Edition
By
John W. Nicholson
Bluefield Centre for Biomaterials Ltd, UK and Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Biomaterials Science Series No. 7
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