Micromechanical methods include compression, tension and bending tests, shear testing, adhesion testing, fatigue testing and fracture toughness. Thin film testing methods such as bulge testing and ...

Skin is an attractive target for delivery of genetic therapies and vaccines. However, new approaches are needed to access this tissue more effectively. Here, we describe a new delivery technology ...

Ever since the 1900 Paris Exposition, where Swedish metallurgist Johan Brinell demonstrated that the hardness of steel could be determined by pressing a tiny ball into it, researchers have been ...

The FT-MTA03 Micromechanical Testing and Assembly System is a highly versatile testing instrument used to accurately quantify mechanical properties and geometry/dimensions in the micro- and nanoscale.

The insight gained from these developments will hopefully provide both clinical and basic scientists information regarding the micromechanical environment of diseased lesions such as cancers and ...

Lin Han obtained his BE degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, P. R. China, and his PhD degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the area of Bio- and Polymeric Materials. After ...

Soaking almonds in water softens them and may make them easier to digest and more satiating. Almonds can benefit heart health ...

Magnetic materials are used ubiquitously in the modern world, in fields as diverse as, for example, electrical energy transport, high-power electro-motors and generators, telecommunication systems, ...