Effect of microstructure upon elastic behaviour of human tooth enamel

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1075-1080

  Xie, Z H ^a,b   Swain, M V ^c   Swadener, G ^a,e   Munroe, P ^d   Hoffman, M ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal orientation; Elastic modulus; Hypomineralisation; Microstructure; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

APATITE CRYSTALS; ELASTIC BEHAVIOURS; HIGH STIFFNESS; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN TOOTH ENAMELS; HYPOMINERALISATION; MECHANICAL LOADINGS; MECHANICAL MODELS; PROTEIN LAYERS; SITE SPECIFICS; TEM;

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENTISTRY; ELASTIC MODULI; ENAMELS; MINING; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TOOTH ENAMEL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

APATITE; MINERAL; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; ELASTICITY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SOUND; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

DENTAL ENAMEL; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67349252393     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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