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Gandia, A., van den Brandhof, J., Appels, F., & Jones, M. P. (2021). Flexible Fungal Materials: Shaping the Future. Trends in Biotechnology, 39(12), 1321-1331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.03.002

Gandia, Antonio ; van den Brandhof, Jeroen ; Appels, Freek et al. / Flexible Fungal Materials: Shaping the Future. In: Trends in Biotechnology. 2021 ; Vol. 39, No. 12. pp. 1321-1331.

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Gandia, A, van den Brandhof, J, Appels, F & Jones, MP 2021, 'Flexible Fungal Materials: Shaping the Future', Trends in Biotechnology, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1321-1331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.03.002

Flexible Fungal Materials: Shaping the Future. / Gandia, Antonio; van den Brandhof, Jeroen; Appels, Freek et al.
In: Trends in Biotechnology, Vol. 39, No. 12, 01.12.2021, p. 1321-1331.

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Gandia A, van den Brandhof J, Appels F, Jones MP. Flexible Fungal Materials: Shaping the Future. Trends in Biotechnology. 2021 Dec 1;39(12):1321-1331. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.03.002