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Design and Evaluation of Hierarchical Strut-Based Lattices with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface-Inspired Shells for Bioinspired Applications

Abdurrahim Temiz, Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz, Fatih Huzeyfe Öztürk, Fatih Pehlivan, Muhammet Mevlüt Karaca

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