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Kwang-Il Lee1,2\*, Ju-Woong Jang2 and Kwang-Won Lee3

1 The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States

2 The Institute of Biomaterials and Medical Engineering, Cellumed Co., Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea

3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

\*Address all correspondence to: jasonklee77@gmail.com

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