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

In recent decades, nanoindentation has emerged as a useful experimental technique for
characterising the in situ properties of fibrous composite constituents. However, the elastic …

Micro-level composite properties are a key determinant of the long-term performance and
life span of marine-based composite structures. In this paper, the effect of the aging process …

Metals are the most widely used materials for orthopedics and dentistry due to their high
mechanical properties. However, for certain uses like fixation plates and screws, dental …

The objective of this work is to study the subsurface microstructure and mechanical
response of hydrothermal degraded yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (3Y …

The ageing of zirconia under hydrothermal conditions is a key issue in many applications, as
the properties and thickness of the degraded layer influence the reliability of the material …

This chapter provides an overview of the fundamental processes that may govern friction
and wear of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings. First, the general cases of traditional and …

We present a new formulation of the boundary element method for simulating the
nonadhesive and adhesive contact between an indenter of arbitrary shape and an elastic …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are very interesting due to their extraordinary
properties; their excellent wear resistance, very low friction coefficient, great hardness, high …

A series of nanoindentation tests has been carried out with TiO 2 films produced by physical
vapour deposition (PVD) under different conditions. Films with different microstructures and …