Typical nanomechanical applications include measuring elastic modulus, friction and adhesion. Viscoelastic materials, which include polymers and biological materials, have elastic properties that ...

Left: Approximately 5,000 microfibers are collected in the container. Right: Coiling of a nonuniform microfiber with axially varied elastic modulus. As the fiber coils in the microfluidic device, it ...

Atomic force microscopy has the capacity to identify a range of nanoscale properties alongside topography in any environment; this is central to the power and extensive applicability of this method.

A method for ultrasonic measurement of friction material elastic constants was evaluated through a round-robin process. The purpose of the study was two-fold: 1) to formulate and evaluate a standard ...

Opeil Lab's facilities in Higgins 130 include a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) with a temperature range of 2 < T < 350 K and a bi-directional 9 Tesla superconducting magnet ...