Mechanical properties of nanoparticles: basics and applications

D Guo, G Xie, J Luo - Journal of physics D: applied physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The special mechanical properties of nanoparticles allow for novel applications in many
fields, eg, surface engineering, tribology and nanomanufacturing/nanofabrication. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Carbon nanotubes? properties and applications: A review

KS Ibrahim - Carbon letters, 2013 - oak.go.kr
The carbon nanotube (CNT) represents one of the most unique inventions in the field of
nanotechnology. CNTs have been studied closely over the last two decades by many …

Buckling of carbon nanotubes: a state of the art review

H Shima - Materials, 2011 - mdpi.com
The nonlinear mechanical response of carbon nanotubes, referred to as their “buckling"
behavior, is a major topic in the nanotube research community. Buckling means a …

A novel technique for micro-patterning proteins and cells on polyacrylamide gels

X Tang, MY Ali, MTA Saif - Soft matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Spatial patterning of proteins (extracellular matrix, ECM) for living cells on polyacrylamide
(PA) hydrogels has been technically challenging due to the compliant nature of the …

Viscoelasticity and high buckling stress of dense carbon nanotube brushes

S Pathak, ZG Cambaz, SR Kalidindi, JG Swadener… - Carbon, 2009 - Elsevier
We report on the mechanical behavior of a dense brush of small-diameter (1–3nm) non-
catalytic multiwall (2–4walls) carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with∼ 10 times higher density than …

Radial elasticity of single-walled carbon nanotube measured by atomic force microscopy

YH Yang, WZ Li - Applied Physics Letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Effective radial modulus (E radial) of straight single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
grown directly on quartz substrate have been measured by using well-calibrated tapping …

Measuring the diameter of single-wall carbon nanotubes using AFM

D Vobornik, M Chen, S Zou, GP Lopinski - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, we identify two issues that can significantly affect the accuracy of AFM
measurements of the diameter of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and propose a …

Radial elasticity of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes

M Zheng, C Ke, IT Bae, C Park, MW Smith… - …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigated the radial mechanical properties of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes
(MW-BNNTs) using atomic force microscopy. The employed MW-BNNTs were synthesized …

Multiscale experimental mechanics of hierarchical carbon‐based materials

HD Espinosa, T Filleter, M Naraghi - Advanced materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Investigation of the mechanics of natural materials, such as spider silk, abalone shells, and
bone, has provided great insight into the design of materials that can simultaneously …

Elastic properties of noncarbon nanotubes as compared to carbon nanotubes

A Kochaev - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
A comparative study of stability, structural, and elastic properties of single-wall noncarbon
nanotubes, including BN, AlN, GaN, AlP, GaP, and B nanotubes using ab initio simulation is …