Analysis of indentation: Implications for measuring mechanical properties with atomic force microscopy

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 462-471

  Costa, K D ^a   Yin, F C P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN;

DEPTH OF INDENTATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033213431     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2835074     Document Type: Article

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