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Optimised determination of viscoelastic properties using compliant measurement systems

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Optimised determination of viscoelastic properties using compliant measurement systems. / Andrews, James; Bowen, James; Cheneler, David.
In: Soft Matter, Vol. 9, 2013, p. 5581-5593.

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Andrews J, Bowen J, Cheneler D. Optimised determination of viscoelastic properties using compliant measurement systems. Soft Matter. 2013;9:5581-5593. doi: 10.1039/C3SM50706H

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Andrews, James ; Bowen, James ; Cheneler, David. / Optimised determination of viscoelastic properties using compliant measurement systems. In: Soft Matter. 2013 ; Vol. 9. pp. 5581-5593.

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