Procurement of a Nanoindenter for Structure-Function Analyses of Biologically Inspired High Performance Composite Materials

Abstract

After acquiring the nanoindenter (Hysitron Triboindenter TI-950), we have been largely successful in obtaining high quality, high-resolution mechanical (i.e., modulus and hardness) maps of multiple biological composites. This includes the mechanical properties of the nacreous region from the California red abalone, the hard and luminescing shell (Hinea brasiliana, in collaboration with Dr. Dimitri Deheyn), the ultrahard and abrasion resistant teeth from the giant mollusk, Cryptochiton stelleri, and the dactyl club from the stomatopod Odontodactylus scyllarus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 13, 2012
Accession Number
ADA564116

Entities

People

  • David J Kisailus

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly
  • Biological Sciences
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Fused Deposition Modeling
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Procurement
  • Students

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  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Research Science/Academic Research