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Etayash, H., Thundat, T. (2015). Microcantilever Chemical and Biological Sensors. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_187-2

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