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Nanotechnology: 21st century revolution in restorative healthcare

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Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Seeram Ramakrishna

Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou China

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Published Online:20 May 2016https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm.16.46

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This study was supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore (WBS R-265-000-554-592), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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