The effect of vacancy and Stone-Wales defects upon the oscillatory behavior of (5,5)/(10,10) carbon nanotube-based oscillators was studied using molecular dynamics simulations. The results showed that defects reduced the stability of the oscillators. The effect of a single vacancy defect upon stability was very small, whereas Stone-Wales defects considerably reduced the stability thereby damping the oscillations quickly. A further increase in the density of vacancy defects caused a monotonic decrease in the stability of the oscillator. In all cases the initial temperature (up to 300K) had almost no effect upon the oscillation stabilityMolecular Dynamics Simulations of Carbon Nanotube-Based Oscillators Having Topological Defects. M.V.D.Prasad, B.Bhattacharya: International Journal of Nanoscience, 2011, 10[1-2], 355-9