Arterial stiffening occurs with age and is closely associated with the progression of
cardiovascular disease. Stiffening is most often studied at the level of the whole vessel …

This article reviews recent literature on polymer nanocomposites using advanced
indentation techniques to evaluate the surface mechanical properties down to the nanoscale …

Graphene is a two-dimensional material that offers a unique combination of low density,
exceptional mechanical properties, large surface area and excellent electrical conductivity …

The mammalian brain is composed of an outer layer of gray matter, consisting of cell bodies,
dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, and an inner core of white matter, consisting primarily of …

Although indentation experiments have long been used to measure the hardness and
Young's modulus, the utility of this technique in analyzing the complete elastic–plastic …

The exceptional mechanical flexibility observed with certain organic crystals defies the
common perception of single crystals as brittle objects. Here, we describe the …

We report an experimental study of the mechanical properties of the organic–inorganic
halide perovskites, CH3NH3PbX3 (X= I, Br and Cl). Nanoidentation on single crystals was …

In this paper, we describe recent advances and developments for the measurement of
fracture toughness at small scales by the use of nanoindentation-based methods including …

As one of the most renewable resources on Earth, bamboo has recently attracted increasing
interest for its promising applications in sustainable structural purposes. Its superior …

In situ X-ray diffraction during loading and unloading is used to investigate the effects of
grain size (GS) on the stress-induced nanoscale phase transition (PT) mechanism in …