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Investigation of Indenter-Size-Dependent Nanoplasticity of Silicon by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

This study used molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how indenter size affects the nanoscale plastic deformation of silicon. It is a materials science study on nanomechanics and is not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 ACS Applied Electronic Materials 15 citations
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Small-Scale Mechanical Testing

This review summarized advances in small-scale mechanical testing techniques, focusing on micropillar compression, nanoindentation, and related methods for characterizing material properties at micro- and mesoscale in complex microstructures and coatings — with relevance to understanding microplastic mechanical behavior.

2022 Annual Review of Materials Research 24 citations
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Advances on in situ TEM mechanical testing techniques: a retrospective and perspective view

This paper is not about microplastics; it reviews advances in in situ transmission electron microscopy techniques for observing how materials deform under mechanical stress at the nanoscale.

2023 Frontiers in Materials 13 citations
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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.

2020 Physical review. E 21 citations
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Nanoindentation tests on diamond-machined silicon wafers

This precision manufacturing study used nanoindentation to examine how diamond-turning creates an amorphous surface layer on silicon wafers, finding this layer has different mechanical properties than pristine silicon. This is a semiconductor manufacturing study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2005 Applied Physics Letters 65 citations
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Nucleation of plasticity in nanoparticle collisions

This physics study used computer simulations to model how nanoparticles deform when they collide at different speeds, finding distinct thresholds between elastic and plastic behavior. This is a materials science study on nanoparticle mechanics with no direct relevance to environmental microplastics.

2016 Physical review. E 27 citations
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Atomistic mechanisms of cyclic hardening in metallic glass

This materials science paper investigated atomic-level mechanisms by which metallic glass strengthens under cyclic mechanical loading, using computer simulations to study how structural changes accumulate. This is a condensed matter physics study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2012 Applied Physics Letters 65 citations
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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.

1972 physica status solidi (a) 160 citations
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Small-Scale Mechanical Testing of Cemented Carbides from the Micro- to the Nano-Level: A Review

This overview reviews small-scale mechanical testing techniques applied to cemented carbide materials at the micro and nano scale. It is an advanced materials characterization paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 29 citations
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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.

2018 Physical Review Materials 41 citations
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Crazing of nanocomposites with polymer-tethered nanoparticles

Using computer simulations, researchers studied how polymer-coated nanoparticles affect the way plastic composites crack and deform under stress. This is a materials science study focused on improving industrial polymers, with no direct connection to microplastic pollution or environmental health effects.

2016 The Journal of Chemical Physics 36 citations
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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.

2017 Advanced Engineering Materials 25 citations
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Direct Correlations among the Grain Size, Texture, and Indentation Behavior of Nanocrystalline Nickel Coatings

Researchers studied how grain size affects the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline nickel coatings. This materials science paper is unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 32 citations
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The Instrumented Indentation Test: An Aiding Tool for Material Science and Industry

This review examines instrumented indentation testing — a method for measuring the mechanical properties of materials by pressing a hard tip into their surface. The technique is useful for characterizing plastics, metals, and other engineering materials without destroying the sample.

2023 Materials 2 citations
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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.

2019 JOM 19 citations
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Influence of hard phase size and spacing on the fatigue crack propagation in tool steels—Numerical simulation and experimental validation

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper investigates how carbide size and spacing in tool steel microstructures affects fatigue crack growth rate, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 6 citations
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Bouncing window for colliding nanoparticles: Role of dislocation generation

This physics study modeled the role of dislocation generation in determining whether colliding nanoparticles stick together or bounce apart. It is a computational materials science paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Physical review. E 16 citations
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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.

2021 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 8 citations
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Fracture Toughness Determinations by Means of Indentation Fracture

This engineering chapter describes the indentation fracture technique for measuring fracture toughness in brittle materials like ceramics and composites, reviewing mathematical models used for interpretation. This is a materials science study with no relevance to microplastic pollution or environmental health.

2011 InTech eBooks 71 citations
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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.

2021 Comptes Rendus Physique 11 citations
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Mesoscale Deformation-induced Surface Phenomena in Loaded Polycrystals

This paper reviews numerical models of deformation-induced surface phenomena in polycrystalline metals at the micro- and mesoscale. The research is focused on materials science and has limited direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Facta Universitatis Series Mechanical Engineering 5 citations