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ClearBrittle–viscous deformation of vein quartz under fluid-rich lower greenschist facies conditions
This geology paper studied the deformation mechanisms in a quartz vein that formed during ancient faulting in northern Norway, analyzing grain structures using electron microscopy. This is a structural geology study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.
Discontinuous yielding of pristine micro-crystals
This theoretical physics paper develops a model for crystal deformation in dislocation-free materials. While not related to environmental science or microplastics, the work contributes to materials science research on plastic deformation at the microscale.
Fracture Mechanics of Rocks.
This rock mechanics review discusses acoustic emission monitoring and crack mechanics in rock under stress, covering crack propagation, failure processes, and frictional sliding. This is a geomechanics study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.
Subcritical crack growth in rocks under shear loading
This rock mechanics study measured the parameters governing slow crack growth in sandstone under shear loading, finding that the growth rates are similar regardless of the type of shear stress applied. This is a geomechanics study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.
Experimental investigation of surface energy and subcritical crack growth in calcite
Laboratory experiments on calcite crystals showed that water content in surrounding fluids affects subcritical crack growth rates and surface energy of the mineral. This geomechanics study on rock fracture processes has no direct connection to microplastics research.
Fracture toughness determination and micromechanics of rock under mode I and mode II loading
This thesis describes a new experimental method for measuring shear (Mode II) fracture toughness in rock, comparing it to tensile fracture testing. This rock mechanics study has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.
Variety of scaling behaviors in nanocrystalline plasticity
This is a materials science study examining the variety of scaling behaviors observed in nanocrystalline plasticity, exploring how grain size affects deformation mechanisms in metals. It is not related to environmental microplastics.
Crack tip microplasticity mediated by microstructure gradients
This study examined how microstructural gradients near crack tips affect crack growth behavior in metals under mechanical loading. The research is focused on materials fracture mechanics and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.
The effect of fluid composition, salinity, and acidity on subcritical crack growth in calcite crystals
Experiments on calcite crystals showed that fluid chemistry — particularly pH and salt composition — significantly affects the rate of microcrack growth in the mineral under stress. This geomechanics study focuses on rock fracture processes relevant to Earth's crust and geological engineering, with no direct connection to microplastics research.
Role of Grain Boundary Sliding in Texture Evolution for Nanoplasticity
This materials science paper presents a crystal plasticity model for how grain boundary sliding affects texture evolution in nanocrystalline metals under large deformation. It is a technical metallurgy study with no connection to microplastics or environmental health.
Nontrivial scaling exponents of dislocation avalanches in microplasticity
This physics study analyzed the statistical patterns of small-scale deformation events (dislocation avalanches) in metals to test theoretical models of material plasticity. The research is in materials physics and is not related to environmental microplastics.
Evaluation of Fracture Toughness Measurements Using Chevron-Notched Silicon and Tungsten Microcantilevers
Researchers evaluated methods for measuring the fracture toughness of small samples of tungsten, a brittle material used in nuclear applications. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.
Experimental Poroviscoelasticity of Common Sedimentary Rocks
This geoscience study examined the mechanical behavior of sedimentary rocks under pressure and fluid flow, relevant to underground energy storage and petroleum recovery. The research is not directly related to microplastics or human health.
Thermal activation of crack-tip plasticity: The brittle or ductile response of a stationary crack loaded to failure
This materials physics study used discrete dislocation dynamics simulations to model how temperature and loading rate affect whether cracks in tungsten cause brittle fracture or ductile deformation, finding that crack-tip plasticity behaves as a time-dependent microplastic process. This is a condensed matter physics study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.
Avalanche statistics and the intermittent-to-smooth transition in microplasticity
This physics study found that at very small scales, crystal plasticity transitions from intermittent to smooth flow as deformation rate increases. It is a materials science paper on metal deformation mechanics, unrelated to environmental microplastics.
Role of Densification in Deformation of Glasses Under Point Loading
This materials science paper proposes that so-called 'microplastic effects' in glass under point loading are caused by densification rather than conventional plastic flow. The research focuses on glass mechanics and hardness, using 'microplastic' in an engineering context with no relation to environmental plastic pollution.
Fluctuations in crystalline plasticity
This theoretical physics paper reviews the statistical patterns of intermittent plastic deformation events—called dislocation avalanches—in crystalline metals at the micro- and nanoscale. The term 'microplastic' here refers to a materials science concept about deformation behavior, not environmental plastic particles.
A bcc refractory high-entropy alloy: the ideal case of smooth plastic flow
This materials science paper characterizes smooth plastic flow in a body-centered cubic refractory high-entropy alloy, examining dislocation dynamics and deformation mechanisms; it is not directly related to microplastic environmental research.
Beyond Serrated Flow in Bulk Metallic Glasses: What Comes Next?
This is a materials science article on serrated flow and plastic deformation in bulk metallic glasses, exploring unusual mechanical behavior in these amorphous metals. It is not related to microplastics or environmental science.
Gradient Nanomechanics: Applications to Deformation, Fracture, and Diffusion in Nanopolycrystals
This theoretical materials science paper presents a generalized continuum mechanics framework for modeling how grain boundaries and bulk material interact in nanoscale polycrystalline metals. This is a nanomechanics study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.
Micromechanical aspects of the effect of temperature and local plastic strain magnitude on the fracture toughness of ferrite steels
This materials science study examined how temperature and plastic strain affect the fracture toughness of ferrite steels at the microscopic scale. The term 'microplastic' here refers to microscopic plastic deformation in metal — this is an engineering study unrelated to plastic particle pollution.
Electron microscope investigation of the microplastic deformation mechanisms of silicon by indentation
This materials science paper uses electron microscopy to study dislocation structures and phase transformations in silicon crystals under indentation at various temperatures. The term 'microplastic deformation' refers to small-scale plastic deformation in crystalline silicon and is entirely unrelated to environmental plastic pollution.
Microplasticity Detected by an Acoustic Technique
This materials science paper describes an acoustic technique that detects microplastic deformation events — tiny slip occurrences within metal crystals during loading — by monitoring longitudinal oscillations. 'Microplasticity' here refers to microscale plastic deformation in crystalline materials and is unrelated to environmental plastic pollution.
From Micro‐ to Macroplasticity
This materials science perspective discusses the transition from microplastic deformation (below the yield stress) to macroplastic deformation in nanocrystalline metals, noting that the traditional 0.2% yield stress definition does not accurately capture when bulk plastic flow begins. This is a materials physics study on metal deformation behavior with no relevance to environmental microplastics.