摘要

This article studies the effect of the geometry of the probe on the nanoindentation of a virus. Theoretical continuum models and numerical simulations are presented for two different probes with different shapes, namely cylindrical probes with a spherical end and cylindrical probes with a flat end. The finite element method is used and the numerical results show that the use of the probe with a spherical end reflects more nonlinearity, probably due to the Hertz effect.

  • 出版日期2017-12