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Materials of care: Engineering the future of the ICU

By: Diana Portan  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2025-0049 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 319 - 322
Submitted on: Oct 26, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 29, 2025
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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