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Lorenzo Preti1,2, Barbara Lambiase1 , Elisabetta Campodoni1 , Monica Sandri1 , Andrea Ruffini1 , Nicola Pugno2 , Anna Tampieri1 and Simone Sprio1 \*

1 Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics-National Research Council (ISTEC-CNR), Faenza, Italy

2 Laboratory of Bio-Inspired and Graphene Nanomechanics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

\*Address all correspondence to: simone.sprio@istec.cnr.it

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