Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

Using fluorite oxides as an example, this study broadens high-entropy ceramics (HECs) to
compositionally-complex ceramics (CCCs) or multi-principal cation ceramics (MPCCs) to …

An analysis of compiled literature nanoindentation hardness (Hc) and elastic modulus (E)
values of molecular crystals revealed a wide range of mechanical properties (0.001–1.80 …

The amorphization and dislocation evolution mechanisms of a single crystal 6H-SiC were
systematically investigated by using nano-indentation, high-resolution transmitted electron …

The data processing regarding AFM nanoindentation experiments on biological samples
relies on the basic contact mechanics models like the Hertz model and the Oliver & Pharr …

Background The mechanical properties of single living cells have proven to be a powerful
marker of the cell physiological state. The use of nanoindentation-based single cell force …

This study derives a uniaxial tensile flow from spherical indentation data using an artificial
neural network (ANN) combined with finite element (FE) analysis. The feasibility of the FE …

Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and PEEK composites are viable candidates for orthopedic
implants owing to their ability for modulus match of surrounding bone tissue. The structural …

In this paper, to simultaneously enhance the wear and corrosion resistance of AISI 304
stainless steel, a multi-layer nanocomposite Ti/TiN/TiSiN coating is deposited on this alloy …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to study the mechanical behavior of
SiGe thin film during nanoindentation and nanoscratching processes. The MD simulations of …