Extracting viscoelastic material parameters using an atomic force microscope and static force spectroscopy

Cameron H. Parvini, M. A. S. R. Saadi and Santiago D. Solares
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 922–937. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.77

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Extracting viscoelastic material parameters using an atomic force microscope and static force spectroscopy
Cameron H. Parvini, M. A. S. R. Saadi and Santiago D. Solares
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 922–937. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.77

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Parvini, C. H.; Saadi, M. A. S. R.; Solares, S. D. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 922–937. doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.77

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