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Raman is the senior author of the team’s paper in Advanced Healthcare Materials, titled “Actuating Extracellular Matrices Decouple the Mechanical and Biochemical Effects of Muscle Contraction on Motor ...

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Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) team in South Korea has developed an innovative magnetic composite ...

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