Effects of nanoscale film thickness on apparent stiffness of and cell-mediated strains in polymers

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-70). === The mechanical properties of compliant materials such as polymeric films and biological membranes that are of nanoscale in thickness are...

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Main Author: Oommen, Binu K
Other Authors: Krystyn J. van Vliet.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37689