Silicon (Si) microfabrication techniques, derived from the microelectronics industry, have
enabled the development and commercialization of microelectromechanical systems …

This review focuses on the experimental determination and interpretation of capillary forces
in the nanoparticle regime via atomic force microscopy (AFM), including an in-depth …

Mechanics of Microsystems Alberto Corigliano, Raffaele Ardito, Claudia Comi, Attilio Frangi,
Aldo Ghisi and Stefano Mariani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy A mechanical approach to …

The interaction of graphene with neighboring materials and structures plays an important
role in its behavior, both scientifically and technologically. The interactions are complicated …

We study the mechanics of pressurized graphene membranes using an experimental
configuration that allows the determination of the elasticity of graphene and the adhesion …

The wet-transfer of graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) has been the
standard procedure for transferring graphene to any substrate. However, the nature of the …

I study how the contact area and the work of adhesion between two elastic solids with
randomly rough surfaces depend on the relative humidity. The surfaces are assumed to be …

Hypothesis 'Bridge splitting'is considered in the case of capillary adhesion: a fixed total
volume of liquid is split into multiple capillary bridges. Previous studies have shown that …

Capillary forces have been measured by atomic force microscopy in the plate-sphere setup
between gold, borosilicate glass, GeSbTe, titanium, and UV-irradiated amorphous titanium …

Capillary adhesion due to water adsorption from the air can contribute to friction, especially
for smooth interfaces in humid environments. We show that for multiasperity (naturally …