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Small scale mechanical deformations have gained a significant interest over the past few decades, driven by the advances in integrated circuits and microelectromechanical systems. One of the most powerful and versatile characterization methods is the nanoindentation technique. The capabilities of these depth-sensing instruments have been improved considerably. They can perform experiments in vacuum and at high temperatures, such as in-situ SEM and TEM nanoindenters. This allows researchers to visualize mechanical deformations and dislocations motion in real time. Time-dependent behavior of soft materials has also been studied in recent research works. This Special Issue on ""Small Scale Deformation using Advanced Nanoindentation Techniques""; will provide a forum for researchers from the academic and industrial communities to present advances in the field of small scale contact mechanics. Materials of interest include metals, glass, and ceramics. Manuscripts related to deformations of biomaterials and biological related specimens are also welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

multiscale --- quasicontinuum method --- surface pit defect --- size effect --- tantalum --- mammalian cells --- morphology --- biomaterials --- nanoscale --- Bi2Se3 thin films --- nanoindentation --- hardness --- pop-in --- nanoindentation --- constitutive model --- rate factor --- dimensionless analysis --- solder --- InP(100) single crystal --- Pop-in --- nanoindentation --- transmission electron microscopy --- fracture toughness --- cement paste --- miniaturized cantilever beam --- micromechanics --- fatigue --- nanoindenter --- nanoindentation --- reduced activation ferritic martensitic (RAFM) steels --- helium irradiation --- irradiation hardening --- nuclear fusion structural materials --- metallic glass --- nanoindentation --- creep --- strain rate sensitivity --- shear transformation zone --- nanoindentation --- mechanical properties --- soft biomaterials --- viscoelasticity --- atomic force microscopy (AFM) --- TSV --- nanoindentation --- FIB --- micro-cantilever beam --- mixed-mode --- fracture --- nickel --- nanoindentation --- hardness --- brittleness and ductility --- hydrogen embrittlement --- n/a