Main description:

An outstanding feature of this book is a collection of state-of-the-art reviews written by leading researchers in the nanomechanics of carbon nanotubes, nanocrystalline materials, biomechanics and polymer nanocomposites. The structure and properties of carbon nanotubes, polycrystalline metals, and coatings are discussed in great details. The book is an exceptional resource on multi-scale modelling of metals, nanocomposites, MEMS materials and biomedical applications. An extensive bibliography concerning all these topics is included. Highlights on bio-materials, MEMS, and the latest multi-scale methods (e.g., molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo) are presented. Numerous illustrations of inter-atomic potentials, nanotube deformation and fracture, grain rotation and growth in solids, ceramic coating structures, blood flows and cell adhesion are discussed.
This book provides a comprehensive review of latest developments in the analysis of mechanical phenomena in nanotechnology and bio-nanotechnology.

Contents:

I: Nanomechanics.- 1 Nanomechanics: Physics Between Engineering and Chemistry.- 2 Grain Rotation as a Mechanism of Grain Growth in Nanocrystalline Materials.- 3 Elastic Moduli of Polymer Nanocomposites Derived from the Molecular Structure.- 4 Structure and Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Nanocomposite Coatings.- II: Multi-Scale Modeling of Materials.- 5 Constitutive Modeling of Plasticity in Nanostructured Materials.- 6 On the Role of Plasticity Length Scale Parameters in Multi-Scale Modeling.- 7 Micro-Nano Coupling in Biological Systems.- III: Applications.- 8 Nanomaterials and Nanosensors in Medical Applications.