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  • Human Frontiers in Science Program (HFSP) – Awarded!

    All animals, including humans, have evolved with the ability to cut and pierce through tissue to feed and defend. Teeth, claws, nails, quills, etc. are geometrically designed by nature to achieve sufficient sharpness based on the mechanical properties of the materials involved. But how do we determine ‘sufficient sharpness’? There are important scaling considerations which, […]

  • New paper on Journal of Applied Mechanics: Asymptotic Analysis of Equal Load Sharing

    Unequal load sharing across interfaces limits adhesive strength. This is equivalent to stress concentrations leading to crack propagation. Functionally graded interfacial properties can counteract unequal load sharing and maximize the adhesive strength. This was demonstrated empirically via numerical simulation [1] and now finally in closed form analytic solution [2]. As shown in the figure (from […]

  • New Frontiers in Research Funds-Exploration: The Energetics of Life

    Based on a recent publication, the Micro & Nano Mechanics lab is starting a new adventure on the investigation of the energetics of cytoskeletal contraction. This proposes to bridge some of the most important biochemical activities within the cytosol of a cell and its mechanical response at the macroscopic level. This new research program is […]

Our group, the Micro & Nano Mechanics Lab, is headed by Professor Mattia Bacca at UBC, Vancouver, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Our research consists of developing mathematical and numerical models to explain microscopic physical phenomena in materials and soft biological tissue. The fundamental knowledge we generate can support and inspire the development of emerging technologies like reversible and repeatable adhesives, cell scaffolds, robotic surgery, etc.

If you are interested in collaborations, just send an email to Professor Mattia Bacca (mbacca@mech.ubc.ca).

If you are a student looking for a job/training/visit opportunity, in order to be considered, please attach (i) CV, (ii) one brief letter of interest/motivation which includes ideas and original thoughts on your research plan (maximum 1 page, or it can just be the body of the email), (iii) your transcripts. Due to the large volume of emails we receive, we will be able to respond only in case of interest. Important: we will consider only candidates with prior experience in solid mechanics (e.g. thesis, course project, publications).



 

Micro & Nano Mechanics Lab
Faculty of Applied Science
Vancouver Campus
6250 Applied Science Lane
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T1Z4
Tel 604 827 5076
Fax 604 822 2403
Website www.micronano.mech.ubc.ca
Email mbacca@mech.ubc.ca
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