Effect of cryo-induced microcracks on microindentation of hydrated cortical bone tissue

Materials Characterization

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 783-791

  Yin, Ling ^a   Venkatesan, Sudharshan ^b   Webb, Daryl ^b   Kalyanasundaram, Shankar ^b   Qin, Qing Hua ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Cryo preparation; Hydrated cortical bone; Microcracks; Microindentation

Indexed keywords

BONE TISSUE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CORTICAL BONE; CRYO-PREPARATION; CRYO-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYCLIC LOADINGS; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FRACTURE RISKS; HYDRATED CORTICAL BONE; MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANICAL LOADS; MICRO-DAMAGE; MICRO-INDENTATION TECHNIQUE; MICROINDENTATION; PREPARATION TECHNIQUE;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DEFORMATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; LASERS; MECHANISMS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BONE;

EID: 67349270946     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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