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.