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    Multiphysics design and implementation of a microsystem for displacement-controlled tensile testing of nanomaterials

    MEMS-based tensile testing devices are powerful tools for mechanical characterization of nanoscale materials. In a typical configuration, their design includes an actuator to deliver loads/displacements to a s...

    Maria F. Pantano, Rodrigo A. Bernal, Leonardo Pagnotta, Horacio D. Espinosa in Meccanica (2015)

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    Mechanical characterization of materials at small length scales

    A review on the mechanical characterization of materials at small length scale is presented. The focus is on the different micro- and nanoscale testing techniques, the variety of materials investigated by the ...

    Maria F. Pantano, Horacio D. Espinosa in Journal of Mechanical Science and Technolo… (2012)