Structure and mechanical properties of selected biological materials

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-226

  Chen, P Y ^a   Lin, A Y M ^a   Lin, Y S ^a   Seki, Y ^a   Stokes, A G ^a   Peyras, J ^a   Olevsky, E A ^b   Meyers, M A ^a   McKittrick, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Abalone; Antler; Biological materials; Dogfish teeth; Great white shark teeth; Hippo teeth; Hornbill beak; Horseshoe crab; Mechanical properties; Piranha teeth; River clam; Sheep crab; Toucan beak; Warthog tusk

Indexed keywords

ANTLER; DOGFISH TEETH; GREAT WHITE SHARK TEETH; HIPPO TEETH; HORNBILL BEAK; HORSESHOE CRAB; PIRANHA TEETH; SHEEP CRAB; TOUCAN BEAK; WARTHOG TUSK;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RIVERS;

TISSUE;

BIOMATERIAL; MINERAL;

ABALONE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIRD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAM; HORN; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 44949157746     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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