Multi-scale hierarchy of Chelydra serpentina: Microstructure and mechanical properties of turtle shell

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1440-1451

  Balani, Kantesh ^a   Patel, Riken R ^b   Keshri, Anup K ^b   Lahiri, Debrupa ^b   Agarwal, Arvind ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelydra serpentina; Nanoindentation; Object oriented finite element modeling; Turtle's carapace

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRAIN; CARBONACEOUS LAYERS; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; COMPLEX MICROSTRUCTURES; COMPLEX-LAYERED STRUCTURES; COMPOSITE LAYER; EFFECTIVE MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOAD SHARING; LOAD-BEARING; MATERIALS SCIENTIST; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; MULTI-LAYERED; MULTISCALES; OBJECT ORIENTED; POROUS MATRIXS; PROTECTIVE SHELL; SUBSURFACE LAYER; TOP SURFACE; TURTLE'S CARAPACE;

ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOINDENTATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SCAFFOLDS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE STRUCTURE;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

CARBON; WATER;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CARAPACE; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OBJECT ORIENTED FINITE ELEMENT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TURTLE; TURTLE SHELL; WATER RETENTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CARBON; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURTLES;

EID: 79960558686     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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