Nanosystem Control: Mechanical Control of Nanomaterials and Nanosystems

1. Katsuhiko Ariga, 
2. Taizo Mori, 
3. Jonathan P. Hill

Article first published online: 4 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201290001


Bend them, shake them, any which way you like them. But can mechanical forces be used to control materials at the nano- or molecular scales? A new generation of smart materials whose properties can be controlled by external stimuli.