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Stretch-Triggered Drug Delivery from Wearable Elastomers Containing Therapeutic Depots

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A Hydrogel-Based Hybrid Theranostic Contact Lens for Fungal Keratitis

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Computational Insights into Dynamics of Protein Aggregation and Enzyme--Substrate Interactions

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Fluorescence Tracking of Genome Release during the Mechanical Unpacking of Single Viruses

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Selective p- and n-doping of Colloidal PbSe Nanowires to Construct Optoelectronic Devices

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