Plasticity and toughness in bone

2009/06/01 by Robert O. Ritchie, Markus J. Buehler, Paul Hansma +1 · 5 citations
Materials Science · Engineering · Medicine · #Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition #Bone Tissue Engineering Materials #Bone health and osteoporosis research

paper · doi:10.1063/1.3156332

Abstract

Our bones are full of microscopic cracks, but the hierarchical character of the bones’ structure—from molecular to macroscopic scales—makes them remarkably resistant to fracture.

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