Co-investigator Subra Suresh
Project Website http://nanomechanics.mit.edu/
The Nanomechanics Laboratory investigates mechanical properties of engineered and biological materials at the nano to macro-scale using experimental, analytical, and computational techniques.
The lab’s current research projects include studies of nanostructured materials as well as exploring connections between biological cell mechanics and human disease states.
Nanomechanics Lab Research includes:
(*) Biomechanics and Biophysics of the Cell -- Experimental measurements of biomechanical and biophysical properties of healthy and diseased cells. Theoretical and computational modeling for evaluating these properties.
(*) Malaria -- Mechanobiology of malaria infected red blood cells. Gene disruption studies of parasites and related phenotypes. Development of high throughput diagnostic/therapeutic devices.
(*) Nanoscale Properties of Biological Materials -- Nanoscale structure-property relationship of biomaterials. Biomimetics studies of natural materials. Deformation and failure mechanisms of nanostructured biomaterials.
(*) Nanostructured or Amorphous Materials -- Mechanics of nanostructured or amorphous materials. Deformation and failure mechanisms of nanostructured or amorphous materials.
(*) Nano-Indentation and Micro-Indentation -- Instrumented indentation or scratch studies at the nano-/micro-scale. Forward and reverse (inverse) analysis of indentation/scratch tests. Contact mechanics of indentation and frictional sliding.
(*) Surfaces and Thin Films -- Mechanics of surfaces, interfaces and thin films.
(*) Functionally Graded Materials -- Deformation and failure of functionally graded materials. Protection mechanisms of graded materials.