Ultrastable atomic force microscopy: Improved force and positional stability
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Ultrastable atomic force microscopy: improved force and positional stability.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: FEBS Letters
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.04.033