Microhardness anisotropy of lamellar bone

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1059-1061

  Riches, P E ^a   Everitt, N M ^b   Heggie, A R ^b   McNally, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Collagen fibre orientation; Knoop indenter; Lamellar bone; Material properties

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; HARDNESS TESTING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

KNOOP INDENTERS; KNOOP MICROHARDNESS; LAMELLAR BONES;

BONE;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE; CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; HARDNESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; HARDNESS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIBIA;

EID: 0031259317     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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