ME  273      (JAN) 3:0
Solid and Fluid Phenomena at small scales

Introduction

Size effect, Volume/surface ratio, Material failure

Intermolecular forces

Atomic structure, Covalent and Coulomb interactions, Dipoles, Dipole interactions

Van der Waals forces, Interatomic potentials

Surfaces

Adhesion, Surface energy, Surface Tension

Surface Roughness

Contact angle

Defects

Vacancies, Dislocations, Grain Boundaries, Size dependent strength

Micromechanics

NanoIndentation,  AFM,  Surface force apparatus

Friction, NanoTribology

Crack tips

Solvation and Double Layer Forces

Slip Boundary Condition

MEMS

MicroFluidics

Applications