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micro- +‎ tensile

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microtensile (not comparable)

  1. tensile at a microscopic level
    • 2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules[1], volume 16, →DOI:
      We first determined the microtensile bond strength of commercially available adhesive resins to dentin surface in the presence of salivary components ( Figure 7 ).