Experimental measurements of biomechanical and biophysical properties of healthy and diseased cells. Theoretical and computational modeling for evaluating these properties.

Mechanobiology of malaria infected red blood cells and sickle cells. Development of high throughput diagnostic/therapeutic devices.

Nanoscale structure-property relationship of biomaterials. Biomimetics studies of natural materials. Deformation and failure mechanisms of nanostructured biomaterials.

Mechanics of nanostructured or amorphous materials. Deformation and failure mechanisms of nanostructured or amorphous materials.

Instrumented indentation or scratch studies at the nano-/micro-scale. Forward and reverse (inverse) analysis of indentation/scratch tests. Contact mechanics of indentation and frictional sliding.

Mechanics of surfaces, interfaces and thin films.

Deformation and failure of functionally graded materials. Protection mechanisms of graded materials.