Strain rate hardening: A hidden but critical mechanism for biological composites?

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5064-5073

  Chintapalli, Ravi Kiran ^a   Breton, Stephanie ^a   Dastjerdi, Ahmad Khayer ^a   Barthelat, Francois ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological composites; Micromechanics; Staggered composites; Strain hardening; Strain rate hardening

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICONES; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE;

BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITES; BONE COLLAGEN; CONDITION; MATRIX; NATURAL MATERIALS; PERFORMANCE; SPIDER SILKS; STAGGERED COMPOSITE; STRAIN-RATE HARDENING; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS;

DEFECTS;

DIMETICONE; GLASS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; NACRE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE HARDENING; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NACRE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ARANEAE;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NACRE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84926304793     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.08.027     Document Type: Article

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