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    Jinshuai DU, Yin DENG, Shiyang CAO, Zeying LU, Jie LI, Zhuo HAN, Jinmin ZHOU, Ke WANG, Lili GUI, Kun XU. Biological intelligent computing based on in vitro neural networks: Key technologies and research status (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(3): 20250073 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jinshuai DU, Yin DENG, Shiyang CAO, Zeying LU, Jie LI, Zhuo HAN, Jinmin ZHOU, Ke WANG, Lili GUI, Kun XU. Biological intelligent computing based on in vitro neural networks: Key technologies and research status (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(3): 20250073
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