Relations between Structure, Micro- and Nanomechanical Properties of Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue on “Relations between structure, micro- and nanomechanical properties of materials” should bring together scientists working at universities, research institutes, and industry to summarize, describe and discuss state-of-the-art research in the field of micro- and nanomechanical characterization of materials.

In the current research, all types of materials starting from metals and alloys, through ceramics and rocks, to polymers and soft materials are characterized in multiple length scales. Nevertheless, the correlations among structure, macroscopic mechanical properties, and local mechanical properties measured in micro- or nanoscale are still not fully elucidated. The dominating methods for characterization of local mechanical properties are microindentation and nanoindentation, but other methods such as scanning probe microscopy or micro-tensile testing are employed as well. Recent development in the field enabled to characterize very soft materials (such as polymers or hydrogels) or perform fast and precise local properties mapping with micrometer resolution.

This Special Issue accepts both research articles and reviews discussing all aspects of relations between structure and mechanical properties of materials that are measured in micro- or nanoscale. Contributions discussing relations between macroscale properties and local properties are welcome as well.

Dr. Miroslav Slouf
Prof. Dr. František Lofaj
Guest Editors

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