Extracellular bone matrix exhibits hardening elastoplasticity and more than double cortical strength: Evidence from homogeneous compression of non-tapered single micron-sized pillars welded to a rigid substrate

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-62

  Luczynski, Krzysztof W ^a   Steiger Thirsfeld, Andreas ^a   Bernardi, Johannes ^a   Eberhardsteiner, Josef ^a   Hellmich, Christian ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bone; Elastoplasticity; Focused ion beam milling; Homogeneous strain state; Micropillars; Unloading

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; HARDENING; MAMMALS; MILLING (MACHINING); PLASTICITY; UNLOADING;

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; EXTRACELLULAR BONE MATRICES; FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING; MICRO-PILLARS; MULTI-SCALE MECHANICS; QUASI-STATIC LOADS; RECOVERABLE ENERGY; STRAIN STATE;

BONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORTICAL BONE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL STIMULUS TEST; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BOVINE; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; FEMUR; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMUR; MATERIALS TESTING; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84947017920     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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