Nanoindentation Techniques for the Evaluation of Silicon Nitride Thin Films

Silicon nitride thin films are of interest in the biomedical engineering field due to their biocompatibility and favorable tribological properties. Evaluation and understanding of the properties of these films under diverse loading and failure conditions is a necessary prerequisite to their use in b...

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Main Author: Mangin, Weston T
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2016
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1690
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2899&context=theses