The nanocomposite nature of bone drives its strength and damage resistance

Nature Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1195-1202

  Tertuliano, Ottman A ^a   Greer, Julia R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; AMORPHOUS MINERALS; BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESS; CYLINDRICAL SAMPLES; DAMAGE RESISTANCE; DISORDERED PHASIS; FAILURE MECHANISM; NANOCRYSTALLINE APATITES;

BONE;

AMORPHOUS CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; MINERAL; NANOCOMPOSITE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TRABECULAR BONE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CANCELLOUS BONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84981262537     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4719     Document Type: Article

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