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Read article: Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing Biofabrication Research update Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing Box-shaped 3D tissue scaffolds cause human macrophages to switch into a pro-healing type, for use in biomaterial-based wound dressings
Read article: Magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers Diagnostic imaging Research update Magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers A new hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI technique could identify the optimal treatment for individual breast cancer patients
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