Creep

Metal Alloys & Intermetallics

Electrochemistry & Corrosion

Polymers

Environmental Effects on Plasticity & Fracture

Micro-Nanostructures & Micro-Nano Composites

Friction & Wear

Multiphase Materials

Fundamental Mechanisms of Plastic Deformation & Fracture

Acoustic Emission (AE) Monitoring

Biomaterials

Dynamic Stiffness& Quantitative Phase Imaging

Ceramics - Carbon Films

in-situ Imaging

Ceramics SiC, BN, BC, CNx, TiN, CrN, WxCy, YBCO... Films & Coatings

Nanoscratch

Ceramics - Oxides

Nanowear

Ceramics - PZT

Temperature/Humidity Control

Ceramics - Substrate Materials: SI, GaAs, Sapphire, MgO...

Testing in Fluids

Yoder, K.B., S. Ahuja, K.T. Dihn, D.A. Crowson, S.G. Corcoran, L. Cheng, W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation of Viscoelastic Materials: Mechanical Properties of Polymer Coatings on Aluminum Substrates. Fundamentals of Nanondentation and Nanotribology. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1998,
pp.205-10. Warrendale, PA, USA

Cheng, L., L.E. Scriven, W.W. Gerberich, Viscoelastic Analysis of Micro- and Nanoindentation. Fundamentals of Nanondentation and Nanotribology Symposium, Mater. Res. Soc. 1998, pp.193-8.

Ma, X., W.N. Unertl, A. Erdemir, The Boron Oxide-boric Acid System: Nanoscale Mechanical and Wear Properties, Journal of Materials Research, pp. 3455-3466, 1999

Xia, X., D. Rowenhorst, K.B. Yoder, L.E. Scriven, W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Probing of Environmental Effects on Polymer Coating Properties, MRS, 1999.

Cheng, L., X. Xia, W. Yu, L.E. Scriven, W.W. Gerberich, Flat-punch Indentation of Viscoelastic Material, Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics, vol.38, no.1, 1 Jan. 2000, pp.10-22. Publisher: Wiley, USA.

Feng, G. and A.H.W. Ngan, Creep and Strain Burst in Indium and Aluminium During Nanoindentation, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 45, Issue 8, 29 October 2001, Pages 971-976.

Feng, G., and A.H.W. Ngan, The Effects of Creep on Elastic Modulus Measurements Using Nanoindentation, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp, Vol. 649, 2001.

Feng, G. and A.H.W. Ngan, Effects of Creep and Thermal Drift on Modulus Measurement Using Depth-sensing Indentation, J. Mater. Res., Vol. 17, Issue 3, Mar. 2002, Pages 660-.

Ngan, A.H.W., H.T. Wang, B. Tang, and K.Y. Sze, Correcting Power-law Viscoelastic Effects in Elastic Modulus Measurement Using Depth-sensing Indentation, Int. J. of Solids and Struct., Vol. 42, 2005, Pages 1831-1847.

Seo, M., M. Chiba and K. Suzuki, Nano-mechano-electrochemistry of the Iron (100) Surface in Solution, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Volume 473, Issues 1-2, 8 September 1999, Pages 49-53

Zhang, T. and D.Y. Li, An Experimental Study on the Erosion Behavior of Pseudoelastic TiNi Alloy in Dry Sand and in Aggressive Media, Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 293, Issues 1-2, 30 November 2000, Pages 208-214

Seo, M. and M. Chiba, Nano-mechano-electrochemistry of Passive Metal Surfaces, Electrochimica Acta, Volume 47, Issues 1-2, 1 September 2001, Pages 319-325.

Xu, J.J. and S.Q. Shi, Investigation of Mechanical Properties of e-Zirconium hydride using micro- and nano-indentation techniques, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 327, 2004, Pages 165-170.

Tymiak, N.I., S. Gabric-Miskulin, Y. Katz and W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Evaluation of Hydrogen Affected Yield and Fracture in 316 Stainless Steel, International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Engineering Materials, Gdansk, Poland, (1999).

Seo, M., M. Chiba and K. Suzuki, Nano-mechano-electrochemistry of the Iron (100) Surface in Solution, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Volume 473, Issues 1-2, 8 September 1999, Pages 49-53

Katz, Y., N. Tymiak, W.W. Gerberich, "Hydrogen Embrittlement and Stress Corrosion Cracking", ASM Handbook, Volume 8, Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, p. 612-649, (2000)

Katz, Y., N.I. Tymiak and W.W. Gerberich, "Nano-mechanical Probes as New Approaches to Hydrogen/Deformation Interaction Studies", An Invited paper for Recent Advancess in the Engineering Aspects of Hydrogen Embrittlement of the Enginnering Fracture Mechanics, v. 68 (6), pp. 619-646 (2001).

Seo, M., and M. Chiba, Nano-mechano-electrochemistry of Passive Metal Surfaces, Electrochimica Acta, Volume 47, Issues 1-2, 1 September 2001, Pages 319-325.

Morasch, K. R. and D. F. Bahr, The Effects of Hydrogen on Deformation and Cross Slip in a BCC Titanium Alloy, Scripta Materialia, Volume 45, Issue 7, 10 October 2001, Pages 839-845

Gerberich, W.W. and N.I. Tymiak, Hydrogen-Length Scale Interactions During Small Volume Yielding and Fracture, Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Fracture, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2001.

Kulkarni, A.V., J.T. Wyrobek, Z. Quian, J.M. Sivertsen, Nanoindentation and Nanowear Studies of Thin Carbon Coatings, Mat. Res. Proc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 505, 1998.

Rymuza, Z., M. Misiak, L. Kuhn, K. Schmidt-Szalowski, Z. Rzanek-Boroch. Control Tribological and Mechanical Properties of MEMS Surfaces. 2. Nanomechanical Behavior of self-lubricating Ultrathin Films, Microsystem Technologies, v 5, pp.181-8 (1999).

Richter, A., R. Ries, R. Smith, M. Henkel and B. Wolf, Nanoindentation of Diamond, Graphite and Fullerene Films, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1 March 2000, Pages 170-184

Druz, B., Y. Yevtukhov, V. Novotny, I. Zaritsky, V. Kanarov, V. Polyakov and A. Rukavishniko, Nitrogenated Carbon Films Deposited Using Filtered Cathodic Arc, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 9, Issues 3-6, April-May 2000, Pages 668-674

Tajima, N., H. Saze, H. Sugimura and O. Takai, Tribological Properties of a-C : N and a-C Films Prepared by Shielded Arc Ion Plating, Vacuum, Volume 59, Issues 2-3, November 2000, Pages 567-573

Tan, S., V. Prabhakaran and F.E. Talke, Investigations of Nano- and Macro-wear of Magnetic Tape Head Materials, Tribology International, v 33, pp. 673-681 (2000).

Prabhakaran, V. and F.E. Talke, Wear and Hardness of Carbon Overcoats on Magnetic Recording Sliders, Wear, Volume 243, Issues 1-2, 28 August 2000, Pages 18-24

Lu, X.-C., B. Shi, L.K.Y. Li, J. Luo and J.-I. Mou, Nanoindentation and Nanotribological Behavior of Fe-N/Ti-N Multilayers with Different Thickness of Fe-N Layers, Wear, Volume 247, Issue 1, January 2001, Pages 15-23

Staedler, T. and K. Schiffmann, Correlation of Nanomechanical and Nanotribological Behavior of Thin DLC Coatings on Different Substrates, Surface Science, v 482-485, pp. 1125-1129 (2001).

Aktary, M., M.T. McDermott and J. Torkelson, Morphological Evolution of Films Formed from Thermooxidative Decomposition of ZDDP, Wear, Volume 247, Issue 2, February 2001, Pages 172-179

Baba, K. and R. Hatada, Preparation and Properties of Nitrogen and Titanium Oxide Incorporated Diamond-like Carbon Films by Plasma Source Ion Implantation, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 136, Issues 1-3, 2 February 2001, Pages 192-196

Martínez, E., J.L. Andújar, M.C. Polo, J. Esteve, J. Robertson and W.I. Milne, Study of the Mechanical Properties of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Films by Nanoindentation and Nanowear Measurements, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2001, Pages 145-152

Staedler, T. and K.I. Schiffmann, Influence of Tip Radius and Substrate on the Nanotribological Characterization of Thin DLC Coatings, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp, Vol. 649, 2001.

Habelitz, S., S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall, Jr., M. Balooch, The Functional Width of the Dentino-Enamel Junction Determined by AFM-Based Nanoscratching, Journal of Structural Biology, v. 135, pp. 294-301, 2001 .

Bhushan, B., Nano- to Microscale Wear and Mechanical Characterization Using Scanning Probe Microscopy, Wear, Volume 251, Issues 1-12, October 2001, Pages 1105-1123

Gerberich, W.W., N.I. Tymiak, and D.E. Kramer, Fundamental Aspects of Friction and Wear Contacts in (100) Surfaces, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. Vol. 649, 2001.

Mailhot, B., K. Komvopoulos, B. Ward, Y. Tian, and G. A. Somorjai, Mechanical and friction Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Determined by Scanning Force Microscopy, Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 89, 2001, pp. 5712-5719.

Chen, Y.-H., I.A. Polonsky, Y.-W. Chung and L. M. Keer, Tribological Properties and Rolling-contact-fatigue Lives of TiN/SiNx Multilayer Coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 154, Issues 2-3, 15 May 2002, Pages 152-161.

Zhang, T. and D.Y. Li, Effect of Alloying Yttrium on Corrosion-erosion Behavior of 27Cr Cast White Iron in Different Corrosive Slurries, Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 325, Issues 1-2, 28 February 2002, Pages 87-97

Kutomi, H., A. Daugela, W.W. Gerberich, H. Fujii, T.J. Wyrobek, Nanoscale Friction Reduction and Fatigue Monitoring Due to Ultrasonic Excitation, Tribology International, Volume 36, Issues 4-6, 2003, Pages 255-259

Vanlandingham, M. R., Review of Instrumented Indentation, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Volume 108, No. 4, July-August 2003

Zhang, T. and D.Y. Li, The Effect of YCl3 and LaCl3 additives on wear of 1045 and 304 Steels in a Dilute Chloride Solution, Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 345, 2003, Pages 179-189.

Monteiro, O. R. and M. R. D. Ogletree, Investigation of Non-hydrogenated DLC: Si prepared by Cathodic Arc, Surface and Coating Tech., Volume 163-164, 2003, Pages 144-148.

Stoiber, M., E. Badisch, C. Lugmair and C. Mitterer, Low-friction TiN Coatings Deposited by PACVD, Surface and Coating Tech., Volume 163-164, 2003, Pages 451-456.

Volinsky, A.A., J. B. vella, W. W. Gerberich, Fracture Toughness, Adhesion and Mechanical Properties of Low-k Dielectric Thin Films Measured by Nanoindentation, Thin Solid Films, Volume 429, 2003, Pages 201-210.

L. Qian and X. Xiao, Anomalous Relationship between Hardness and Wear Properties of a Supperelastic Nickel-Titanium Alloy, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 84, No. 7, February 2004, Pages 1076-107.

Gerberich, W.W., E.T. Lilleodden, T.J. Foecke, J.T. Wyrobek, Dislocation Mechanics of Point Forces, Micromechanics of Advanced Materials, Symposium in Honor of Professors James C.M.Li`s 70th Birthday. Proceedings. TMS. 1995, pp.29-35. Warrendale, PA, USA.

Lilleodden, E.T., W. Bonin, J. Nelson, J.T. Wyrobek, W.W. Gerberich, In-situ imaging of mN load Indents Into GaAs, Journal of Materials Research, v 10, pp.2162-5 (1995).

Gerberich, W.W., J.C. Nelson, E.T. Lilleodden, Anderson P, J.T. Wyrobek, Indentation Induced Dislocation nucleation: the Initial Yield Point, Acta Materialia, v 44, pp.3585-98 (1996).

Corcoran, S.G., R.J. Colton, E.T. Lilleodden, W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Studies of Yield Point Phenomena on Gold Single Crystals, Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties VI. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1997, pp.159-64. Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Corcoran, S.G., R.J. Colton, E.T. Lilleodden, W.W. Gerberich, Anomalous Plastic Deformation at Surfaces: Nanoindentation of Gold Single Crystals Physical Review B-Condensed Matter, vol.55, no.24, 15 June 1997, pp.R16057-60. Publisher: APS through AIP, USA.

Corcoran, S.G.,S.R. Brankovic, N. Dimitrov, K. Sieradzki, Nanoindentation of Atomically modified Surfaces, Thin-Films - Stresses and Mechanical Properties VII. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1998, pp.77-84. Warrendale, PA, USA.

Bahr, D.F., C.M. Watkins, D.E. Kramer, W.W. Gerberich, Yield Point Phenomena During Indentation, Fundamentals of Nanondentation and Nanotribology, Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1998, pp.83-8. Warrendale

Bahr, D.F., D. E. Kramer and W.W. Gerberich, Non-linear Deformation Mechanisms during Nanoindentation, Acta Materialia, Volume 46, Issue 10, 12 June 1998, Pages 3605-3617

Kramer, D.E., L.-C. Chen, C.J. Palmstrom, W.W. Gerberich, Substrate Effects on Yield Point Phenomena in Epitaxial Thin Films, Fundamentals of Nanondentation and Nanotribology. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1998, pp.89-94.

Robach, J.S., D.E. Kramer, W.W. Gerberich, Determining Yield Stress via Measurement of Nanoindentation Plastic Zone Radii, Fundamentals of Nanondentation and Nanotribology. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1998, pp.133-8.

Kramer, D., H. Huang, M. Kriese, J. Robach, J. Nelson, A. Wright, D. Bahr and W.W. Gerberich, Yield Strength Predictions from the Plastic Zone Around Nanocontacts, Acta Materialia, Volume 47, Issue 1, 11 December 1998, Pages 333-343

Gerberich, W.W., D.E. Kramer, N.I. Tymiak, A.A. Volinsky, D.F. Bahr, M.D. Kriese, Nanoindentation-induced Defect-interface Interactions: Phenomena, Methods and Limitations, Acta Materialia, vol.47, no.15-16, 12 Nov. 1999, pp.4115-23.

Bahr, D.F., D.E. Wilson, D.A. Crowson,Energy Considerations Regarding Yield Points During Indentation, Journal of Materials Research, vol.14, no.6, June 1999, pp.2269-75. Publisher: Mater. Res.

Göken, M. and M. Kempf, Microstructural Properties of Superalloys Investigated by Nanoindentations in an Atomic Force Microscope, Acta Materialia, Volume 47, Issue 3, 5 February 1999, Pages 1043-1052

Gerberich, W.W., N.I. Tymiak, J.C. Grunlan, M.F. Horstemeyer and M.I. Baskes, Interprertation of Indentation Size Effects, Submitted for publication in the Journal of Applied Mechanics, (2000)

Woodcock, C.L. and D. F. Bahr, Plastic Zone Evolution Around Small Scale Indentations, Scripta Materialia, Volume 43, Issue 9, 16 October 2000, Pages 783-788

Kramer, D.E., K.B. Yoder, and W.W. Gerberich, Surface Constrained Plasticity: Oxide Rupture and the Yield Point Process, Phil. Mag A, v. 81, pp. 2033-2058, 2001.

Tymiak, N.I., D.E. Kramer, D.F. Bahr, T.J. Wyrobek and W.W. Gerberich, Plastic Strain and Strain Gradients at Very Small Indentation Depths, Acta Mater., v. 49 (6), pp. 1021-1034 (2001).

Liu, Y. and A.H.W. Ngan, Depth Dependence of Hardness in Copper Single Crystals Measured by Nanoindentation, Scripta Materialia, Volume 44, Issue 2, 2 February 2001, Pages 237-241

Woodcock, C.L., D.F. Bahr, and N.R. Moody, Plastic Zone Development Around Nanoindentations, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp, Vol. 649, 2001.

Tymiak, N.I., A. Daugela, T.F. Page, W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Evaluation of Brittle Films on Metals, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp, Vol. 649, 2001.

Pang, M., D.F. Bahr, Thin Film Fracture During During Nanoindentation of a Titanium OxideFilm-Titanium System, Journal of Materials Research, V. 16, pp. 2634-2643, 2001

Göken, M., R. Sakidja, W. D. Nix and J.H. Perepezko, Microstructural Mechanical Properties and Yield Point Effects in Mo Alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A, Volumes 319-321, December 2001, Pages 902-908

Chiu, Y.L. and A.H.W. Ngan, Time-dependent Characteristics of Incipient Plasticity in Nanoindentation of a Ni3Al Single Crystal, Acta Materialia, Volume 50, Issue 6, 2 April 2002, Pages 1599-1611

Chiu, Y.L. and A.H.W. Ngan, A TEM Investigation on Indentation Plastic Zones in Ni3Al(Cr,B) Single Crystals, Acta Materialia, Volume 50, Issue 10, 12 June 2002, Pages 2677-2691

Schuh, C.A. and T.G. Nieh, A Nanoindentation Study of Serrated Flow in Bulk Metallic Glasses, Acta Materialia, Volume 51, 2003, Pages 87-99

Nowak, R., T. Manninen, K. Heiskanen, T. Sekino, A. Hikasa, K. Niihara, T. Takagi, Peculiar Surface Deformation of Sapphire: Numerical Simulation of Nanoindentation, Applied Physicas Letters, Volume 83, No. 25, 2003

Ma, X.G. and K. Komvopoulos, Nanoscale Pseudoelastic Behavior of Indented Titanium-Nickel Films, Applied Physicas Letters, Volume 83, No. 18, November 2003

C.A. Schuh, A.S. Argon, T.G. Nieh, J. Wadsworth, The Transition from Localized to Homogeneous Plasticity during Nanoindentation of an Amorphous Metal, Philosophical Magazine, 1 August 2003, Vol. 83, No. 22, 2585-2597

Ning, B., M.E. Stevenson, M.L. Weaver and R.C. Bradt, Apparent Indentation Size Effect in a CVD Aluminide Coated Ni-base Superalloy, Surface and Coatings Tech., Vol. 163-164, 2003, pp.112-117.

Toonder, J.D, A.V. Dijken, V. Gonda, J. Beijer, K. Zhang, L. Ernst, Mechanical Characterization and Modeling of Low-Dielectric- Constant SiLK Films using Nano-Indentation: Time- and Temperature-Effects, Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 2003.

T. Y. Zhang, W. H. Xu, and M. H. Zhao, The Role of Plastic Deformation of Rough Surfaces in the Size-dependent Hardness, Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, 2004, pp.57-68.

Lund, A.C., A.M. Hodge, and C.A. Schuh, Incipient Plasticity during Nanoindentation at Elevated Temperatures, Applied Physics Letters, 23 August 2004, Vol. 85, No. 8, pp.1362

Cheng, L., X. Xia, L.E. Scriven, W.W. Gerberich, Spherical-tip Indentation of Viscoelastic Material , Mechanics of Materials, Volume 37, Issue 1, 2005, pp. 213-226.

Gerberich, W. and W. Mook, A New Picture of Plasticity, Nature Materials, August 2005, Vol. 4, pp. 577-578, www.nature.com/naturematerials

Schuh, C.A., J.K. Mason, and A.C. Lund, Quantitative Insight into Dislocation Nucleation from High-temperature Nanoindentation Experiments, Nature Materials, August 2005, Vol. 4, pp. 617-621. www.nature.com/naturematerials.

Lundkvist, A., E. Lilleodden, W. Siekhaus, J. Kinney, L. Pruitt, M. Balooch, Viscoelastic Properties of Healthy Human Artery Measured in Saline Solution by AFM-based Indentation Technique, Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties VI. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc., pp.353-8 (1997).

Balooch, M., I-C. Wu-Magidi, A. Balazs, A. S. Lundkvist, S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall, W. J. Siekhaus, J.H. Kinney, Viscoelastic Properties of Demineralized Human Dentin Measured in Water with Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)-Based Indentation, J. Biomed. Mater.Res., v 40, pp. 539-544 (1998).

Kinney, J.H. M. Balooch, G.W. Marshall and S.J. Marshall, A Micromechanics Model of the Elastic Properties of Human Dentine, Archives of Oral Biology, Volume 44, Issue 10, October 1999, Pages 813-822

Fong, H., M. Sarikaya, S.N. White and M.L. Snead, Nano-mechanical Properties Profiles Across Dentin-enamel Junction of Human Incisor Teeth, Materials Science and Engineering: C,Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2000, Pages 119-128.

Habelitz, S., S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall Jr., and M. Balooch, Mechanical Properties of Human Dental Enamel on the Nanometre Scale, Archives of Oral Biology, Volume 46, Issue 2, February 2001, Pages 173-183

Paine, M.L., S.N. White, W. Luo, H. Fong, M. Sarikaya and M.L. Snead, Regulated Gene Expression Dictates Enamel Structure and Tooth Function, Matrix Biology, Volume 20, Issues 5-6, September 2001, Pages 273-292

Marshall, G.W., N. Yücel, M. Balooch, J.H. Kinney, S. Habelitz and S.J. Marshall, Sodium Hypochlorite Alterations of Dentin and Dentin Collagen, Surface Science, Volume 491, Issue 3, 1 October 2001, Pages 444-455

Jandt, K.D., Atomic Force Microscopy of Biomaterials Surfaces and Interfaces, Surface Science, Volume 491, Issue 3, 1 October 2001, Pages 303-332

Habelitz, S., S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall, Jr., M. Balooch, The Functional Width of the Dentino-Enamel Junction Determined by AFM-Based Nanoscratching, Journal of Structural Biology, v. 135, pp. 294-301, 2001 .

Finke, M., J. A. Hughes, D.M. Parker and K.D. Jandt, Mechanical Properties of In-situ Demineralised Human Enamel Measured by AFM Nanoindentation, Surface Science, Volume 491, Issue 3, 1 October 2001, Pages 456-467

Marshall, G.W., S. Habelitz, R. Gallagher, M. Balooch, and S.J. Marshall, Nanomechanical Properties of Hydrated Carious Human Dentin, J. Dent. Research, v. 80, pp. 1768-1771, 2001.

Hengsberger, S., A. Kulik and Ph. Zysset, Nanoindentation Discriminates the Elastic Properties of Individual Human Bone Lamellae Under Dry and Physiological Conditions, Bone, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2002, Pages 178-184

Jämsä, T., J.-Y. Rho, Z. Fan, C.A. MacKay, S.C. Marks, Jr., and J. Tuukkanen, Mechanical Properties in Long Bones of Rat Osteopetrotic Mutations, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 35, No.2, Feburary 2002, pp. 161-165

Habelitz, S., G.W. Marshall, Jr. , M. Balooch and S.J. Marshall, Nanoindentation and Storage of Teeth, Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 35, Issue 7, July 2002, Pages 995-998

Goodwin, K.J. and N.A. Sharkey, Material Properties of Interstitial Lamellae Reflect Local Strain Environments, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Volume 20, Issue 3, May 2002, Pages 600-606

Habelitz, S., M. Balooch, S.J. Marshall, G. Balooch, and G.W. Marshall,Jr., In-situ Atomic Force Microscopy of Partially Demineralized Human Dentin Collagen Fibrils, Journal of Structural Biology, Vol. 138, No.3, 2002, pp. 227-236

Schofield, R.M.S., M.H. Nesson, K.A. Richardson, Tooth Hardness Increase with Zinc-Content in Mandibles of Young Adult Leaf-Cutter Ants , Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 89, 2002, pp. 579-583

Kohane, M., A. Daugela, H. Kutomi, L. Charlson, A. Wyrobek, J. Wyrobek, Nanoscale in vivo Evaluation of the Stiffness of Drosophila Melanogaster Integument During Development, J. of Biomed. Mater. Research, Vol. 66, No. 3, 2003, pp. 633-642

Ebenstein, D.M. and L.A. Pruitt, Nanoindentation of Soft Hydrated Materials for Application to Vascular Tissues , Wiley periodicals, Inc., 2004.

Ebenstein, D. M., A. Kuo, J. J. Rodrigo, A. H. Reddi, M. Ries, L. Pruitt, A Nanoindentation Technique for Functional Evaluation of Cartilage Repair Tissue , J. of Mater. Res., Vol. 19, No.1, Jan 2004.

Mittra, E. and Y.X. Qin, Material Properties of Sheep Trabecular Bone Determined by Nanomechanical Testing , 29th Annual IEEE Northeast Boiengineering Conference Abstract, 2004.

Balooch, G., G. W. Marshall, S.J. Marshall, O. L. Warren, S. A. S. Asif, and M. Balooch, Evaluation of A New Modulus Mapping Technique to Investigate Microstructural Features of Human Teeth , J. Biomechanics, Vol. 37, 2004, pp. 1223-1232

Zhao, Y., H. Yu, B. Li, and X. Zhang, Micro Molded PDMS Structures for Cardiac Myocyte Restoring Force Measurements , Solid-State Sensor, Actuator and Microsystems Workshop, South Carolina, June 6-10, 2004.

Balooch, G., G.W. Marshall, S.J. Marshall, O.L. Warren, S.A.S. Asif, and M. Balooch Evaluation of a New Modulus Mapping Technique to Investigate Microstructural Features of Human Teeth, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 37, 2004, Pages 1223-1232.

Gupta, H.S., S. Schratter, W. Tesch, P. Roschger, A. Berzlanovich, T. Schoeberl, K. Klaushofer, and P. Fratzl Two Different Correlations between Nanoindentation Modulus and Mineral Content in the Bone-cartilage Interface, Journal of Structural Biology, Vol. 149, 2005, Pages 138-148.

Dickinson, M. E. and A. B. Mann, Nanoscale Characterization of Salivary Pellicle , Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Vol. 844, 2005.

Dickinson, M. E. and A. B. Mann, Nanomechanics and Chemistry of Caries-like Lesions in Dental Enamel , Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Vol. 844, 2005.

Bruet, B.J.F, H.J.Qi, M.C. Boyce, R.Panas, K. Tai, L. Frick, and C.Ortiz, Nanoscale Morphology and Indentation of Individual Nacre Tablets from The Gastropod Mollusk Trochus Niloticus, J. Mater. Res. Vol. 20, No. 9, 2005.

Strojnv, A., E.T. Lilleodden, G. Wang, J.V. Sivertsen, W.W. Gerberich, Effect of Film Thickness and Substrate Surface Treatment on Substrate Deformation: DLC on MgO, Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties VI. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1997, pp.281-6.

Wang, G., A. Strojny, J.M. Sivertsen, J.H. Judy, W.W. Gerberich, Mechanical Properties of Pure Carbon and Carbon-nitrogen Coatings on Thin Film Head Sliders, Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties VI. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1997, pp.345-51.

Czaja, A.J., W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Study of Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Magnetic Discs,Fundamentals of Nanondentation and Nanotribology. Symposium. Mater. Res. Soc. 1998, pp.293-8.

Chan, W.-C., B. Zhou, Y.-W. Chung, C.S. Lee, and S.T. Lee, Synthesis, Composition, Surface Roughness and Mechanical Properties of Thin Nitrogenated Carbon Films, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, v. 16, pp. 1907-1911, 1998.

Kulkarni, A.V., J.T. Wyrobek, Z. Quian, J.M. Sivertsen, Nanoindentation and Nanowear Studies of Thin Carbon Coatings, Mat. Res. Proc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 505, 1998.

Monteiro, O.R., M.P. Delplancke-Ogletree and I.G. Brown, Tungsten-containing Amorphous Carbon Films Deposited by Pulsed Vacuum Arc, Thin Solid Films, Volume 342, Issues 1-2, 26 March 1999, Pages 100-107

R. Hatada and K. Baba, Preparation of Hydrophobic Diamond Like Carbon Films by Plasma Source Ion Implantation, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Volume 148, Issues 1-4, 2 January 1999, Pages 655-658

Lu, W., K. Komvopoulos, Dependence of Growth and Nanomechanical Properties of Ultrathin Amorphous Carbon Films on Radio Frequency Sputtering Conditions, Journal of Applied Physics, vol.86, no.4, 15 Aug. 1999, pp.2268-77.

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Prabhakaran, V. and F.E. Talke, Wear and Hardness of Carbon Overcoats on Magnetic Recording Sliders, Wear, Volume 243, Issues 1-2, 28 August 2000, Pages 18-24.

Jacobsohn, L.G., R. Prioli, F.L. Freire Jr., G. Mariotto, M.M. Lacerda and Y.W. Chung, Comparative Study of Anneal-induced Modifications of Amorphous Carbon Films Deposited by dc Magnetron Sputtering at Different Argon Plasma Pressures, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 9, Issues 3-6, April-May 2000, Pages 680-68.

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Lu, W., K. Komvopoulos, and S.W. Yeh , Stability of Ultrathin Amorphous Carbon Films Deposited on Smooth Silicon Substrates by Radio Frequency Sputtering, Journal of Applied Physics, v. 89, pp. 2422-2433, 2001.

Feng, B., D.M. Cao, W.J. Meng, J. Xu, R.C. Tittsworth, L.E. Rehn, P.M. Baldo and G.L. Doll, Characterization of Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Sputter Deposited Ti-containing Amorphous Carbon Coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 148, Issues 2-3, 3 December 2001, Pages 153-162.

Smith, S.M., S.A. Voight, H. Tompkins, A. Hooper, A.A. Talin and J. Vella, Nitrogen-doped Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposited (PECVD) Amorphous Carbon: Processes and Properties, Thin Solid Films, Volumes 398-399, November 2001, Pages 163-169

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Cao, D.M., T. Wang, B. Feng, W.J. Meng and K.W. Kelly, Amorphous HydroCarbon Based Thin Films for High-aspect-ratio MEMS Applications, Thin Solid Films, Volumes 398-399, November 2001, Pages 553-559.

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Hu, T., L. Steihl, W. Rafaniello, T. Fawcett, D.D. Hawn, J.G. Mashall, S.J. Rozeveld, C.L. Putzig, J.H. Blackson, W. Cermignani and M.G. Robinson, Structures and Properties of Disordered Boron Carbide Coatings Generated by Magnetron Sputtering, Thin Solid Films, Volume 332, Issues 1-2, 2 November 1998, Pages 80-86

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Chen, L.C., K. H. Chen, S. L. Wei, P. D. Kichambare, J. J. Wu, T.R. Lu and C.T. Kuo, Crystalline SiCN: a Hard Material Rivals to Cubic BN, Thin Solid Films, Volumes 355-356, 1 November 1999, Pages 112-116

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Yamamoto, K., M. Keunecke and K. Bewilogua, Deposition of Well Adhering cBN Films up to 2 m Thickness by B-C-N Gradient Layer System, Thin Solid Films, Volumes 377-378, 1 December 2000, Pages 331-339

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Zhou, Z.F., I. Bello, M.K. Lei, K.Y. Li, C.S. Lee and S.T. Lee, Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Carbon Nitride Films by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering, Surface and Coatings and Technology, Volumes 128-129, 1 June 2000, Pages 334-340

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Jagielski, J., A.S. Khanna, J. Kucinski, D.S. Mishra, P. Racolta, P. Sioshansi, E. Tobin, J. Thereska, V. Uglov, T. Vilaithong, J. Viviente, S.-Z. Yang and A. Zalar, Effect of Chromium Nitride Coating on the Corrosion and Wear Resistance of Stainless Steel, Applied Surface Science, Volume 156, Issues 1-4, 2 February 2000, Pages 47-64

Bai, M., K. Kato, N. Umehara, Y. Miyake, J. Xu and H. Tokisue, Dependence of Microstructure and Nanomechanical Properties of Amorphous Carbon Nitride Thin Films on Vacuum Annealing, Thin Solid Films, Volume 376, Issues 1-2, 1 November 2000, Pages 170-178

Bai, M., K. Kato, N. Umehara and Y. Miyake, Nanoindentation and FEM Study of the Effect of Internal Stress on Micro/Nano Mechanical Property of Thin CNx Films, Thin Solid Films, Volumes 377-378, 1 December 2000, Pages 138-147

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Liu, W., J.N. Zhou, A. Raz and J. Barnard, X-ray Reflectivity and Nanotribological Study of Deposition-energy-dependent Thin CNx Overcoats on CoCr Magnetic Films, Appl. Phys. Letters, v 78, pp. 1427-1429 (2001).

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Shieh, J. and M. H. Hon, Nanostructure and Hardness of Titanium Aluminum Nitride Prepared by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition, Thin Solid Films, v 391, pp.101-108 (2001).

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He, J.L., S. Miyake, Y. Setsuhara, I. Shimizu, M. Suzuki, K. Numata and H. Saito, Improved Anti-wear Performance of Nanostructured Titanium Boron Nitride Coatings, Wear, Volume 249, Issues 5-6, June 2001, Pages 498-502

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Zhou, M., M. Nose, Y. Deguchi, T. Nogi, Influence of Sputtering Conditions on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Zr-Si-N Films Prepared by Radio-Frequency-Reactive Sputtering, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, Volume 21, No. 5, 2003,

Stoiber, M., C. Mitterer, T. Schoeberl, E. Badisch and G. Fontalvo, R. Kullmer, Nanocomposite Coatings within the System Ti-B-N Deposited by Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2003

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Cao, Z. X. and H. Oechsner, Effect of Concurrent N2+ and N+ Ion Bombardment on the Plasma-assisted Deposition of Carbon Nitride Thin Film, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, Volume 22, NO. 2, Mar/Apr 2004, pp. 321-323. pp. 594-602.

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Li, M., C. Barry Carter, and W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Measurements of Mechanical Properties of Polystyrene Thin Films, MRS Proceedings, Fall 2000, Fundamentals of Nanoindentation and Nanotribology.

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Karapanagiotis, I., D.F. Evans and W.W. Gerberich, Dynamics of the Leveling Process of Nanoindentation Induced defects on Thin Polystyrene Films, Polymer, Volume 43, Issue 4, February 2002, Pages 1343-1348.

Karapanagiotis, I., D.F. Evans and W.W. Gerberich, Dewetting Dynamics of Thin Polystyrene Films from Sputtered Silicon and Gold Surfaces, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2002, 207(1-3), pp.59-67.

Tonosaki, M., K. Kitagawa and Y. Takei, Mechanical and Chemical Properties of PBIID-treated Plastics, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 156, Issues 1-3, 1 July 2002, Pages 338-342.

Vella, J. B., I. S. Adhihetty, K. Junker, and A. A. Volinsky, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Toughness of Organo-silicate Glass (OSG) Low-k Dielectric Thin Films for Microlectronic Applications, Inter. J. of Fracture, Volume 119/120, 2003, Pages 487-499.

Krupika, A., M. Johansson and A. Hult, Use and Interpretation of Scratch Tests on Ductile Polymer Coatings, Progress in Organic Coating, Volume 46, 2003, Pages 32-48.

Volinsky, A.A., J. B. vella, W. W. Gerberich, Fracture Toughness, Adhesion and Mechanical Properties of Low-k Dielectric Thin Films Measured by Nanoindentation, Thin Solid Films, Volume 429, 2003, Pages 201-210.

Chateauminois, A. and B.J. Briscoe, Nano-rhealogical Properties of Polymeric Third Bodies Generated With Fretting Contacts , Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 163-164, 2003, Pages 435-443.

Nay, R.J., O.L. Warren, D. Yang, T.J. Wyrobek, Mechanical Characterization of Low-k Dielectric Materials using Nanoindentation, Microelectronic Engineering, Volume 75, 2004, Pages 103-110.

Ueda, M., G. F. Gomes, K. G. Kostov, H. Reuther, C. M. Lepienski, P. C. Soares Jr., O. Takai, and M. M. Sivla, Results from Experiments on Hybrid Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation/Nitriding Processing of Materials, Brazilian Journal of Physics, Vol. 34, No. 4B, December 2004, Pages 1632-1637.

Marcondes, A. R., M. Ueda, K. G. Kostov, A. F. Beloto, N. F. Leite, G. F. Gomes, and C. M. Lepienski, Improvements of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Mechanical Properties by Nitrogen Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation, Brazilian Journal of Physics, Vol. 34, No. 4B, December 2004, Pages 1667-1672.

Marcel E. Roy, Influence of Cross-linking and Oxidation on the Microstructural Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE, Mate. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Vol. 874, 2005.

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Cheng, L., X. Xia, L.E. Scriven, W.W. Gerberich, Spherical-tip indentation of Viscoelastic Material , Mechanics of Materials, Volume 37, Issue 1, 2005, pp. 213-226.

Jiang, L., H. Geisler, and E. Zschech, Quantitative Mapping of Elatic Properties of Electron-beam Damaged Silica-based Low-k Films, Materials Science, 2005, in press.

Göken, M., and M. Kempf, Microstructural Properties of Superalloys Investigated by Nanoindentations in an Atomic Force Microscope, Acta Materialia, Volume 47, Issue 3, 5 February 1999, Pages 1043-1052.

Richter, A., R. Ries, R. Smith, M. Henkel and B. Wolf, Nanoindentation of Diamond, Graphite andFullerene Films, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1 March 2000, Pages 170-184.

Göken, M., M. Kempf and W. D. Nix, Hardness and Modulus of the Lamellar Microstructure in PST-TiAl Studied by Nanoindentations and AFM, Acta Materialia, Volume 49, Issue 5, 14 March 2001, Pages 903-911.

Paine, M.L., S.N. White, W. Luo, H. Fong, M. Sarikaya and M.L. Snead, Regulated Gene Expression Dictates Enamel Structure and Tooth Function, Matrix Biology, Volume 20, Issues 5-6, September 2001, Pages 273-292.

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Asif, S.A.S., K.J. Wahl, R.J. Colton, O.L. Warren, Quantitative Imaging of Nanoscale Mechanical Properties Using Hybrid Nanoindentation and Force Modulation, J. Appl. Phys., v 90, pp. 1192-1200 (2001).

Ohmura, T., K. Tsuzaki and S. Matsuoka Nanohardness Measurement of High-purity Fe-C martensite, Scripta Materialia, Volume 45, Issue 8, 29 October 2001, Pages 889-894.

Marshall, G.W., S. Habelitz, R. Gallagher, M. Balooch, and S.J. Marshall, Nanomechanical Properties of Hydrated Carious Human Dentin, J. Dent. Research, v. 80, pp. 1768-1771, 2001.

Maier, P., A. Richter, R. G. Faulkner and R. Ries, Application of Nanoindentation Technique for Structural Characterization of Weld Materials, Materials Characterization, Vol. 48, 2002, pp. 329-339.

Goodwin, K.J. and N.A. Sharkey, Material Properties of Interstitial Lamellae Reflect Local Strain Environments, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Volume 20, Issue 3, May 2002, Pages 600-606.

Daugela, A., J.T. Wyrobek, Thin Film Characterization by Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Nanoindentation, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 581 (2000).

Daugela, A., H. Kutomi and T.J. Wyrobek, Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde, September (2001).

Tymiak, N.I., A. Daugela, T.F. Page, W.W. Gerberich, Nanoindentation Evaluation of Brittle Films on Metals, Accepted for publication, Fall 2000 MRS Meeting, Boston, MA.

Tymiak, N.I., A. Daugela, T.J. Wyrobek, O.L. Warren, Acoustic Emission Monitoring of NanoIndentation-induced Slip and Twining in Sapphire, Proceeding of Fall MRS Meeting, 2002.

Tymiak, N.I., A. Daugela, T.J. Wyrobek, O.L. Warren, Highly Localized Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Nanoscale Indentation Contacts, JMR, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2003, pp.784-796.

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Lilleodden, E.T., W. Bonin, J. Nelson, J.T. Wyrobek, and W.W. Gerberich, In-situ Imaging of mN Load Indents Into GaAs, Journal of Materials Research, v 10, pp.2162-5 (1995).

Baker, S.P., Between Nanoindentation and Scanning Force Microscopy: Measuring Mechanical Properties in the Nanometer Regime, Thin Solid Films, v 308-309, pp. 289-296 (1997).

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Blum, J., N. Tymiak, A. Neuman, Z. Wong, N.P. Rao, S.L. Girshick, W.W. Gerberich, P.H. McMurry and J.V.R. Heberlein, The Effect of Substrate Temperature on the Properties of Nanostructured Silicon Carbide Films Deposited by Hypersonic Plasma Particle Deposition, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, v.1, p. 31, (1999).

Göken, M. and M. Kempf, Microstructural Properties of Superalloys Investigated by Nanoindentations in an Atomic Force Microscope, Acta Materialia, Volume 47, Issue 3, 5 February 1999, Pages 1043-1052.

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Kinney, J.H., M. Balooch, G.W. Marshall and S.J. Marshall, A Micromechanics Model of the Elastic Properties of Human Dentine, Archives of Oral Biology, Volume 44, Issue 10, October 1999, Pages 813-822.

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Katz, Y., N. Tymiak, W.W. Gerberich, Hydrogen Embrittlement and Stress Corrosion Cracking, ASM Handbook, Volume 8, Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, p. 612-649, (2000).

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Zhang, T. and D.Y. Li, An Experimental Study on the Erosion Behavior of Pseudoelastic TiNi Alloy in Dry Sand and in Aggressive Media, Materials Science and Engineering A, Volume 293, Issues 1-2, 30 November 2000, Pages 208-214.

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Lu, X.-C., B. Shi, L.K.Y. Li, J. Luo and J.-I. Mou, Nanoindentation and Nanotribological Behavior of Fe-N/Ti-N Multilayers with Different Thickness of Fe-N Layers, Wear, Volume 247, Issue 1, January 2001, Pages 15-23.

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Göken, M., M. Kempf and W.D. Nix, Hardness and Modulus of the Lamellar Microstructure in PST-TiAl Studied by Nanoindentations and AFM, Acta Materialia, Volume 49, Issue 5, 14 March 2001, Pages 903-911.

Baba, K. and R. Hatada, Preparation and Properties of Nitrogen and Titanium Oxide Incorporated Diamond-like Carbon Films by Plasma Source Ion implantation, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 136, Issues 1-3, 2 February 2001, Pages 192-196.

Martínez, E., J.L. Andújar, M.C. Polo, J. Esteve, J. Robertson and W.I. Milne, Study of the Mechanical Properties of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Films by Nanoindentation and Nanowear Measurements, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2001, Pages 145-152.

Habelitz, S., S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall Jr and M. Balooch, Mechanical Properties of Human Dental Enamel on the Nanometre Scale, Archives of Oral Biology, Volume 46, Issue 2, February 2001, Pages 173-183.

Peeters, P., G.V.D. Hoorn, T. Daenen, A. Kurowski and G. Staikov, Properties of Electroless and Electroplated Ni-P and its Application in Microgalvanics, Electrochimica Acta, Volume 47, Issues 1-2, 1 September 2001, Pages 161-169.

Kunert, M., B. Baretzky, S.P. Baker, and E.J. Mittemeijer, Sub-micrometer Spatially Resolved Measurements of Mechanical Properties and Correlation to Microstructure and Composition, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp, Vol. 649, 2001.

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Marshall, G.W., N. Yücel, M. Balooch, J.H. Kinney, S. Habelitz and S.J. Marshall, Sodium Hypochlorite Alterations of Dentin and Dentin Collagen, Surface Science, Volume 491, Issue 3, 1 October 2001, Pages 444-455.

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Habelitz, S., S.J. Marshall, G.W. Marshall, Jr., and M. Balooch, The Functional Width of the Dentino-Enamel Junction Determined by AFM-Based Nanoscratching, Journal of Structural Biology, v. 135, pp. 294-301, 2001 .

Morasch, K. R. and D. F. Bahr, The Effects of Hydrogen on Deformation and Cross Slip in a BCC Titanium Alloy, Scripta Materialia, Volume 45, Issue 7, 10 October 2001, Pages 839-845.

Finke, M., J. A. Hughes, D.M. Parker and K.D. Jandt, Mechanical Properties of In-situ Demineralised Human Enamel Measured by AFM Nanoindentation, Surface Science, Volume 491, Issue 3, 1 October 2001, Pages 456-467.

Lu, W., K. Komvopoulos, and S.W. Yeh , Stability of Ultrathin Amorphous Carbon Films Deposited on Smooth Silicon Substrates by Radio Frequency Sputtering, Journal of Applied Physics, v. 89, pp. 2422-2433, 2001.

Gerberich, W.W., N.I. Tymiak, and D.E. Kramer, Fundamental Aspects of Friction and Wear Contacts in (100) Surfaces, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. Vol. 649, 2001.

Marshall, G.W., S. Habelitz, R. Gallagher, M. Balooch, and S.J. Marshall, Nanomechanical Properties of Hydrated Carious Human Dentin, J. Dent. Research, v. 80, pp. 1768-1771, 2001.

Chen, Y.-H., I. A. Polonsky, Y.-W. Chung and L. M. Keer, Tribological Properties and Rolling-contact-fatigue Lives of TiN/SiNx Multilayer Coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, Volume 154, Issues 2-3, 15 May 2002, Pages 152-161.

Chiu, Y. L. and A.H.W. Ngan, Time-dependent Characteristics of Incipient Plasticity in Nanoindentation of a Ni3Al Single Crystal, Acta Materialia, Volume 50, Issue 6, 2 April 2002, Pages 1599-1611.

Hua, W., X. Wu, Dianh, Nanohardness and Elastic Modulus at the Interface of TiCx/Ni3Al Composites Determined by the Nanoindentation Technique, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 189, No. 1, April 2002, pp. 72-77.

Maier, P., A. Richter, R. G. Faulkner and R. Ries, Application of Nanoindentation Technique for Structural Characterization of Weld Materials, Materials Characterization, Vol. 48, 2002, pp. 329-339.

Madsen, E.L., G.R. Frank, T.A. Krouskop, T.Varghess, F. Kallel and J. Ophir, Tissue Mimicking Oil-in-Gelatin Dispersions for Use in Heterogeneous Elastography Phantoms, Ultrasonic Imaging, Vol. 25, 2003, pp.17-38.

Richter, A., R. Ries, R. Smith, M. Henkel and B. Wolf, Nanoindentation of Diamond, Graphite and Fullerene Films, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1 March 2000, Pages 170-184.

Druz, B., Y. Yevtukhov, V. Novotny, I. Zaritsky, V. Kanarov, V. Polyakov and A. Rukavishniko, Nitrogenated Carbon Films Deposited Using Filtered Cathodic Arc, Diamond and Related Materials, Volume 9, Issues 3-6, April-May 2000, Pages 668-674.

Lu, X.-C., B. Shi, L.K.Y. Li, J. Luo and J.-I. Mou, Nanoindentation and Nanotribological Behavior of Fe-N/Ti-N Multilayers with Different Thickness of Fe-N Layers, Wear, Volume 247, Issue 1, January 2001, Pages 15-23.

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