On the origin of the toughness of mineralized tissue: Microcracking or crack bridging?

Bone

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 790-798

  Nalla, R K ^b   Kruzic, J J ^b   Ritchie, R O ^a  

^a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone; Crack bridging; Fracture; Microcracking; Toughening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DENTIN; EXPERIMENT; FRACTURE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; MINERALIZATION; SAMPLE;

CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS;

EID: 2342455180     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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