The mechanical properties of artificially aged bone: Probing the nature of the collagen-mineral bond

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 17-22

  Turner Walker, Gordon ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Artificial ageing; Bone diagenesis; Collagen; Porosity; SEM; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BONE; BRAZILIAN TEST; CHEMICAL BONDING; COLLAGEN; CRYSTALLINITY; DIAGENESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 80052749296     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.03.024     Document Type: Article

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