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Biomaterials Engineering and Processing Series-Vol. 1

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Acknowledgements

This book would not have come about without the dedication and active participation of all the authors who over time have become friends and collaborators. They are: Adrian, U.J.Yap, B.Ben-Nissan, D.J.Blackwood, T.Hanawa, Z.M.Huang, E.Khor, J.Li, Peter, V.S.Lee, G.Pezzotti, S.Ramakrishna, K.H.W.Seah, M.Sumita, and M.Wang. I thank them for their patience and for bearing with me.

To all my students in my Biomaterials Engineering and Advanced Biomaterials class, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of...