Response to Letter to the Editor Concerning “Quantitative Evaluation of Mechanical Properties in Tissue-Engineered Auricular Cartilage”

Hong P. , Gratzer P.F. , and Bezuhly M . Comments on: “Quantitative Evaluation of Mechanical Properties in Tissue-Engineered Auricular Cartilage.”. Tissue Eng Part B [Epub ahead of print]; DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2014.0420.

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