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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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Atomistic Studies of Nanoindentation—A Review of Recent Advances

This review covers advances in using computer simulations to understand how materials deform at the nanoscale during nanoindentation testing. The research is in materials science and not directly related to environmental microplastics.

2017 Crystals 70 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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Subsurface mechanical damage correlations after grinding of various optical materials

Researchers studied how loose abrasive grinding causes subsurface damage in various optical materials. This materials engineering paper has no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2019 Optical Engineering 29 citations
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A Microplasticity Analysis of Micro-Cutting Force Variation in Ultra-Precision Diamond Turning

This ultra-precision machining engineering paper developed a microplasticity model to predict how cutting forces vary with the crystallographic orientation of aluminum when machined with diamond tools. This is a precision manufacturing study where 'microplasticity' refers to sub-yield material deformation, not environmental microplastic particles.

2002 Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 55 citations
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Effect of Scratch Velocity on Deformation Features of C-plane Sapphire during Nanoscratching

This engineering study examined how the speed of a nanoscratching tool affects the deformation and cracking of sapphire crystal surfaces. This is a materials science study focused on advanced ceramics manufacturing with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2013 Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering 28 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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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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Investigation of Nano-Mechanical and- Tribological Properties of Hydrogenated Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) Coatings

This materials science paper investigated the nano-mechanical and tribological properties of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon films. It is a coatings engineering study unrelated to environmental microplastics or human health.

2016 Journal of Mechanics 30 citations
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On the Formation and Characterization of Nanoplastics During Surface Wear Processes

Researchers characterized nanoplastic particle generation during surface wear processes, finding that mechanical abrasion of bulk plastic materials produces a broad size distribution of particles including sub-100 nm fragments, with surface wear rate depending on polymer hardness and contact conditions.

2025 Surfaces
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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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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