Microindentation and nanoindentation of human fingernails at varying relative humidity

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 980-984

  Farran, Laura ^a   Ennos, A Roland ^a   Eichhorn, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY CONTROL; NANOINDENTATION; RECOVERY; VICKERS HARDNESS;

BERKOVICH INDENTERS; HUMAN FINGERNAIL; MICRO INDENTATION; MICRO-INDENTATION TESTS; NATURAL MATERIALS; RECOVERY MECHANISMS; SALT SOLUTION; TESTING EQUIPMENT;

INDENTATION;

EID: 63149137703     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0119     Document Type: Article

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