Structure and mechanical properties of Saxidomus purpuratus biological shells

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1514-1530

  Yang, W ^a,b   Zhang, G P ^a   Zhu, X F ^a   Li, X W ^b   Meyers, M A ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending; Bivalves; Compression; Fracture; Microstructure; Saxidomus purpuratus; Shell; Strength

Indexed keywords

BIVALVES; COLOR CHANGES; CRACKING PATH; CROSS SECTION; FLEXURE STRENGTH; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE MODE; FRACTURE PATH; FRACTURE SURFACES; LAMELLAR ORGANIZATIONS; LAMELLAR PATTERNS; LATERAL DIMENSION; MIDDLE LAYER; NANOSCALED; ORGANIC INTERLAYERS; OUTER LAYER; POROUS STRUCTURES; SAXIDOMUS PURPURATUS; SHELL; STRENGTH; WEIBULL MODULUS; WEIBULL STATISTICS;

CARBONATE MINERALS; COLORIMETRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANOCOATING;

ABALONE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRICTION; GASTROPOD; HARDNESS; MECHANICS; MICROHARDNESS; MOLLUSC; MOLLUSC SHELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAXIDOMUS PURPURATUS; STRENGTH; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 79960566083     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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