Nanoindentation of soft materials and biological tissues

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10913.2;6 PFNM-NM

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Nanoindentation of soft materials and biological tissues

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Nanoindentation of soft materials and biological tissues

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Description succincte (Anglais)	Nanoindentation of soft materials and biological tissues
Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)	Nanoindentation is a powerful technique for highly localized mechanical characterization of hard materials. The present project will open a new market related to the application of nanoindentation to softer materials and biological tissue. This application is currently affected by two main problems: (i) lack of models for the identification of meaningful parameters from measured data; (ii) measurement uncertainties related to contact detection and control of test environment to reproduce physiological conditions of hydration and temperature. The proposed project will address these issues and enable the realization of a new instrument for nanoindentation of soft materials.

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Description succincte
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Nanoindentation of soft materials and biological tissues

Résumé des résultats (Abstract)
(Anglais)

Nanoindentation is a powerful technique for highly localized mechanical characterization of hard materials. The present project will open a new market related to the application of nanoindentation to softer materials and biological tissue. This application is currently affected by two main problems: (i) lack of models for the identification of meaningful parameters from measured data; (ii) measurement uncertainties related to contact detection and control of test environment to reproduce physiological conditions of hydration and temperature. The proposed project will address these issues and enable the realization of a new instrument for nanoindentation of soft materials.