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Prohoda E.E.

Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Manturova N.E.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University;
Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Stupin V.A.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University;
Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

Silina E.V.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

3D composite tissue-engineering scaffolds as a donor material in reconstructive surgery of soft tissues: characteristics and current state of the problem

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Prohoda E.E., Manturova N.E., Stupin V.A., Silina E.V.

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Journal: Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. 2025;(4): 97‑109

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To cite this article:

Prohoda EE, Manturova NE, Stupin VA, Silina EV. 3D composite tissue-engineering scaffolds as a donor material in reconstructive surgery of soft tissues: characteristics and current state of the problem. Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. 2025;(4):97‑109. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/plast.hirurgia202504197

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