Self-driven soft imaging in liquid by means of photothermal excitation
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P. Paoletti, M. Basso, V. Pini, B. Tiribilli, and M. Vassalli Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, CNR, via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze I-50019, Italy Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica, Universita di Firenze, via S.Marta 3, Firenze I-50139, Italy BioNanoMechanics Lab, IMM-CNM (CSIC), Calle Isaac Newton 8 (PTM), Tres Cantos, Madrid E-28760, Spain Istituto di Biofisica, CNR, via De Marini 6, Genova I-16149, Italy
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