Summary of Group Discussions -- Nano Mechanics/Materials Research -- An Ab-Initio Study of Mechanical Behavior for (A?-O)n Nanorods -- Phase Field Modeling of Solidification and Melting of a Confined Nano-Particle -- Friction-Induced Nucleation of Nanocrystals -- Modeling of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites -- On the Tensile Strength of a Solid Nanowire -- Fracture Nucleation in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes -- Multiscale Modeling of a Germanium Quantum Dot in Silicon -- Nanomechanics of Biological Single Crystals -- Nano/Micro Fluidic Systems -- Mechanical Characterization of a Single Nanofiber -- Atomistic Studies of Flaw Tolerant Nanoscale Structural Links in Biological Materials -- Towards the Integration of Nano/Micro Devices Using MEMS Technology -- Atomic Scale Mechanisms of Stress Production in Elastomers -- Dynamic Indentation of Polymers Using the Atomic Force Microscope -- Fabrication and Simulation of Nanostructures on Silicon by Laser Assisted Direct Imprint Technique -- Structure and Stress Evolution Due to Medium Energy Ion Bombardment of Silicon -- Mechanics of Nanostructures -- Residual Stresses in Nano-Film/Substrate Systems -- Nanomechanics of Crack Front Mobility -- Finite Temperature Coupled Atomistic/Continuum Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Simulation of Nanoindentation -- Static Atomistic Simulations of Nanoindentation and Determination of Nanohardness -- Electric Field-Directed Patterning of Molecules on a Solid Surface -- Dynamics of Dislocations in Thin Colloidal Crystals -- Mesoscopic Length Scales for Deformed Nanostructures -- Rough Surface Plasticity and Adhesion across Length Scales -- Modeling the Effect of Texture on the Deformation Mechanisms of Nanocrystalline Materials at the Atomistic Scale -- Modeling the Tribochemical Aspects of Friction and Gradual Wear of DLC Films.

This volume provides a critical assessment of the current state-of-the-art in nanomechanics, with particular application to mechanical properties and structural integrity associated with MEMS, NEMS, nanomanufacturing, microelectronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and microsystems. It contains articles by leading international experts in these fields. A special workshop summary identifies major gaps in present knowledge, barriers to applications, and critical research areas for rapid development of enabling technologies. This book is an excellent reference book for both academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, engineering, nanotribology and mechanics, materials science and engineering, computer science, and information technology. It will also be of interest to those pursuing research in NEMS, MEMS, mesomanufacturing, sensors, actuators, controllers, micromotors, and other microsystems in aerospace, defense, and military systems.