Jacob Notbohm - Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials & Micro-and Nanomechanics & Research Applications: Proceedings of the 2020 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

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Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials & Micro- and Nanomechanics & Research Applications represents one of seven volumes of technical papers to be presented at the 2020 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics organized by the Society for Experimental Mechanics scheduled to be held in Orlando, FL, September 1417, 2020. The complete Proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials; Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials; Fracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution; Advancement of Optical Methods & Digital Image Correlation in Experimental Mechanics; Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid & Multifunctional Materials; and Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Inverse Problem Methodologies and Mechanics of Additive & Advanced Manufactured Materials.

Each collection presents early findings from experimental and computational investigations on an important area within experimental mechanics, the mechanics of biological systems and materials, micro- and nanomechanics, and other experimental and applied mechanics such as research in progress.

The biological systems and materials segment of this volume summarizes the exchange of ideas and information among scientists and engineers involved in the research and analysis of how mechanical loads interact with the structure, properties, and function of living organisms and their tissues. The scope includes experimental, imaging, numerical, and mathematical techniques and tools spanning various lengths and timescales. Establishing this symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Mechanics provides a venue where state-of-the-art experimental methods can be leveraged in the study of biological and bioinspired materials, traumatic brain injury, cell mechanics, and biomechanics in general. A major goal of the symposium was for participants to collaborate in the asking of fundamental questions and the development of new techniques to address bioinspired problems in society, human health, and the natural world. The 2020 Symposium is the 10th International Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials. The organizers would like to thank all the speakers and staff at SEM for enabling a successful program.

The micro- and nanomechanics segment of this volume focuses on specialized scientific areas that involve miniaturizing conventional scale components and systems to take advantage of reduced size and weight and/or enhanced performance or novel functionality. These fields also encompass the application of principles ranging from the micron scale down to individual atoms. Sometimes these principles borrow from conventional scale laws but often involve new physical and/or chemical phenomena that require new behavioral laws and impart new properties to exploit. Studying how mechanical loads interact with components of these scales is important in developing new applications, as well as assessing their reliability and functionality. Establishing this symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Mechanics provides a venue where state-of-the-art experimental methods can be leveraged in these endeavors.

The 2020 Symposium is the 21st in the series and addresses pertinent issues relating to design, analysis, fabrication, testing, optimization, and applications of micro- and nanomechanics, especially as these issues relate to experimental mechanics of microscale and nanoscale structures.

It is with deep gratitude that we thank the Organizing Committee, Session Chairs, Authors and Keynote Speakers, Participants, and SEM Staff for making the 21st International Symposium on Micro- and Nanomechanics (ISMAN) and the 10th International Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials