ch. 1. Introduction / Tamaryn A.V. Shean, Michelle L. Oyen and Michael F. Ashby -- ch. 2. Indentation and adhesion at small length scales / Robert F. Cook -- ch. 3. Instrumentation and experimentation / Krystyn J. Van Vliet -- ch. 4. Mechanics of adhesion / Robert F. Cook -- ch. 5. Mechanics of indentation / Michelle L. Oyen -- ch. 6. Computational modeling of indentation / Xi Chen -- ch. 7. Nanoindentation of bone / Virginia L. Ferguson and Sara E. Olesiak -- ch. 8. Nanoindentation of tooth tissues / Li-Hong He and Michael V. Swain -- ch. 9. Nanoindentation of soft tissues and other biological materials / Donna M. Ebenstein -- ch. 10. Cells and membranes / Kuo-Kang Liu and Kai-Tak Wan -- ch. 11. Conclusions and outlook / Michelle L. Oyen.