Dependence of mechanical properties on fibre angle in narwhal tusk, a highly oriented biological composite

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1994, Pages

  Currey, J D ^a   Brear, K ^a   Zioupos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FIBER ANGLE; HIGHLY ORIENTED BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITE; NARWHAL TUSK; OFF AXIS BEHAVIOR; UNIDIRECTIONAL LAMELLAE;

BONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRUCTURE; DENTIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMAL; CALCIUM; CARNIVORA; CATTLE; DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTIN; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; FRACTURES; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOOTH CALCIFICATION; TOOTH FRACTURES; WHALES;

EID: 0028474165     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(94)90261-5     Document Type: Article

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