Quantifying High-Performance Material Microstructure Using Nanomechanical Tools with Visual and Frequency Analysis

Figure 10

Representative AFM maps of selected high-performance materials. (a) Cotton fiber stiffness map. (b) Bombyx mori silk fiber stiffness map. (c) SSE-UHMWPE phase map. Materials were provided through the courtesy of (a) Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), (b) Bolt Threads Inc., and (c) DuPont.

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