Mechanomaterials and Nanomechanics: Toward Proactive Design of Material Properties and Functionalities

While conventional mechanics of materials offers a passive understanding of the mechanical properties of materials in existing forms, a paradigm shift, referred to as mechanomaterials, is emerging to enable the proactive programming of materials’ properties and functionalities by leveraging force–ge...

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Published in:ACS nano 2024-05, Vol.18 (18), p.11492-11502
Main Authors: Zou, Guijin, Sow, Chorng Haur, Wang, Zhisong, Chen, Xiaodong, Gao, Huajian
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Language:English
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Summary:While conventional mechanics of materials offers a passive understanding of the mechanical properties of materials in existing forms, a paradigm shift, referred to as mechanomaterials, is emerging to enable the proactive programming of materials’ properties and functionalities by leveraging force–geometry–property relationships. One of the foundations of this new paradigm is nanomechanics, which permits functional and structural materials to be designed based on principles from the nanoscale and beyond. Although the field of mechanomaterials is still in its infancy at the present time, we discuss the current progress in three specific directions closely linked to nanomechanics and provide perspectives on these research foci by considering the potential research directions, chances for success, and existing research capabilities. We believe this new research paradigm will provide future materials solutions for infrastructure, healthcare, energy, and environment.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.4c03194