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Figure 1: Working principle of nanomechanical microcantilevers.

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Huber, F., Lang, H. & Gerber, C. Measuring a response in blood. Nature Nanotech 9, 165–167 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.42

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