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Photoactivated platelet-rich plasma: is it the future of platelet-rich plasma?

    Madhan Jeyaraman

    *Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: madhanjeyaraman@gmail.com

    Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600095, India

    Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India

    South Texas Orthopedic Research Institute, Laredo, TX 78045, USA

    Indian Stem Cell Study Group Association, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

    ,
    Sathish Muthu

    Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India

    Indian Stem Cell Study Group Association, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

    Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 624304, India

    ,
    Naveen Jeyaraman

    Indian Stem Cell Study Group Association, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

    Department of Orthopedics, Atlas Hospitals, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620002, India

    &
    Ashim Gupta

    South Texas Orthopedic Research Institute, Laredo, TX 78045, USA

    Future Biologics, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, USA

    BioIntegrate, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, USA

    Veterans in Pain, Valencia, CA 91354, USA

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/rme-2022-0063
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