Elastic Modulus and Hardness of Ganoderma Lucidum Spore Studied by in Situ Nanoindentation Technique

The determination of the mechanical properties of ganoderma lucidum spore by nanoindention technology is reported in this paper.The methods for preparation of specimens of ganoderma lucidum spore were introduced.The detailed experimental procedure of using nanoindentation technique to determine the elastic modulus and hardness of original and spores broken by the mechanical method was studied.The average elastic modulus and hardness of original spores of ganoderma lucidum are 2.0 GPa and(0.13 GPa),and the a...