Effect of sample treatment on the elastic modulus of locust cuticle obtained by nanoindentation

Chuchu Li, Stanislav N. Gorb and Hamed Rajabi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 404–410. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.33

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Effect of sample treatment on the elastic modulus of locust cuticle obtained by nanoindentation
Chuchu Li, Stanislav N. Gorb and Hamed Rajabi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 404–410. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.33

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Li, C.; Gorb, S. N.; Rajabi, H. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 404–410. doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.33

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