Comments on "Measurement of the microstructural fracture toughness of cortical bone using indentation fracture"

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1379-1380

  Kruzic, J J ^a   Ritchie, R O ^b,c  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICAL BONE; FRACTURE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FRACTURES, BONE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 41549156362     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.022     Document Type: Letter

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