Understanding the mechanical behaviour of human enamel from its structural and compositional characteristics

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-29

  He, Li Hong ^a   Swain, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enamel; Mechanical properties; Nano mechanics; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE; INDENTATION CREEP; MACROMOLECULAR COMPONENT;

ENERGY ABSORPTION; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOINDENTATION; NANOMECHANICS; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

ENAMELS;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; ENAMEL; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL ENAMEL; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 35048830491     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2007.05.001     Document Type: Review

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