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. 2012 Aug 15;28(10):943–951. doi: 10.1007/s00383-012-3162-y

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Schematic diagram to demonstrate the effect of smaller particle size on the surface area to volume ratio. Once subject was manufactured into smaller ones, the total surface area will be significant larger than original one. Therefore, the ratio of surface to volume will also be increased