Use of focused ion beam milling for investigating the mechanical properties of biological tissues: A study of human primary molars

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-383

  Chan, Y L ^a   Ngan, A H W ^a   King, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; BRITTLE MATERIALS; BULK SAMPLES; DENTIN-ENAMEL JUNCTIONS; FIB MILLINGS; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLINGS; FORCE RESOLUTIONS; FREE ENDS; HUMAN ENAMELS; MICRO-CANTILEVERS; MICRO-METER SCALE; NANO-INDENTATION TECHNIQUES; NANO-INDENTER; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; PRIMARY TEETH; PRISM ORIENTATIONS; SIZE DEPENDENCES; STRONG ANISOTROPIES; THREE-POINT BEND TESTS; THREE-POINT BENDING; WEIBULL ANALYSIS;

ANISOTROPY; BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MILLING (MACHINING); NANOCANTILEVERS; NANOINDENTATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ENAMELS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR TOOTH; NANOINDENTATION TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; MOLAR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67349086269     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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