Heterodyne force microscopy of PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: nanomapping of viscoelastic response at ultrasonic frequencies

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Heterodyne force microscopy of PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: nanomapping of viscoelastic response at ultrasonic frequencies. / Cuberes, M. T. ; Assender, H. E. ; Briggs, G. Andrew D. et al.
In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 33, No. 19, 07.10.2000, p. 2347-2355.

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Cuberes, MT, Assender, HE, Briggs, GAD & Kolosov, O 2000, 'Heterodyne force microscopy of PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: nanomapping of viscoelastic response at ultrasonic frequencies', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 33, no. 19, pp. 2347-2355. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/33/19/301

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Cuberes, M. T., Assender, H. E., Briggs, G. A. D., & Kolosov, O. (2000). Heterodyne force microscopy of PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: nanomapping of viscoelastic response at ultrasonic frequencies. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 33(19), 2347-2355. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/33/19/301

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Cuberes MT, Assender HE, Briggs GAD, Kolosov O. Heterodyne force microscopy of PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: nanomapping of viscoelastic response at ultrasonic frequencies. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2000 Oct 7;33(19):2347-2355. doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/19/301

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Cuberes, M. T. ; Assender, H. E. ; Briggs, G. Andrew D. et al. / Heterodyne force microscopy of PMMA/rubber nanocomposites: nanomapping of viscoelastic response at ultrasonic frequencies. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2000 ; Vol. 33, No. 19. pp. 2347-2355.

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