Biofabrication

Biofabrication is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research that leads to the fabrication of advanced biological models, medical therapeutic products, and non-medical biological systems. The editor-in-chief is Wei Sun ( Drexel University). The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 1.857.

Publisher
Institute of Physics IOP Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
History
2009-present
Website
http://iopscience.iop.org/1758-5090/
Impact factor
1.857 (2010)

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