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Using Plant Proteins to Develop Composite Scaffolds
within the scaffolds still requires further and thorough Author contribution
investigations. The availability of a few synthetic
biopolymers and plant proteins for developing composite L.J., H.L., and X.W. designed the overall experimental
materials has given us the opportunity to try out different plan and performed experiments. L.J. interpreted data and
wrote the manuscript with support from J.S. and H.L. J.S.
permutations in an attempt to fine-tube mechanical
properties and biological performance of the scaffolds. and D.H. supervised the project and conceived the original
The purity level of these plant proteins may also affect idea. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
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