Cartilage is a hydrated biomacromolecular fiber composite located at the ends of long bones that enables proper joint lubrication, articulation, loading, and energy dissipation. Degradation of extracellular matrix molecular components and changes in their nanoscale structure greatly influence the macroscale behavior of the tissue and result in dysfunction with age, injury, and diseases such as ...

This article provides a review of the computational nanomechanics, from the ab initio methods to classical molecular dynamics simulations, and multitemporal and spatial scale simulations. The recent improvements and developments are briefly discussed. Their applications in nanomechanics and nanotubes are also summarized.

Nanomechanics of Ankyrin Repeat Proteins

Quantum Nanomechanics is the emerging field which pertains to the mechanical behavior of nanoscale systems in the quantum domain. Unlike the conventional studies of vibration of molecules and phonons in solids, quantum nanomechanics is defined as the quantum behavior of the entire mechanical structure, including all of its constituents—the atoms, the molecules, the ions, the electrons as well a...

Nanomechanics and structural design of MEMS are intimately tied together. As mechanical properties of hard materials are found to be strongly sample-size dependent, new criteria are in demand for size-dependent structural analysis and design of MEMS components. The paper offers a critical survey of some of the most interesting and challenging advances in nanomechanics of metals from a MEMS desi...

The fields of micro- and nanomechanics are strongly interconnected with the development micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) nano-electro-mechanical (NEMS) devices, their fabrication applications. This article highlights biomimetic concept designing new nanodevices for advanced materials sensing