Role of molecular level interfacial forces in hard biomaterial mechanics: A review

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2040-2055

  Dubey, Devendra K ^a   Tomar, Vikas ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterial processing; Biomimetics; Bone; Hard biomaterials; Molecular dynamics; Nacre

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX COMPOSITES; HARD BIOMATERIALS; HIGH STIFFNESS; INTERFACIAL FORCES; INTERFACIAL MECHANICS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MINERAL PARTICLES; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; MULTIPLE SCALE; NACRE; NANO SCALE; NANO-SIZED; ORGANIC-INORGANIC INTERFACE; PROTEIN MATRIX; SELF-HEALING CAPABILITIES; SUBMICRON;

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; BONE; DYNAMICS; GEMS; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL;

CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 77954660100     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-9988-3     Document Type: Article

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