Plasticity and toughness in bone

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Ritchie, Robert O.; Buehler, Markus J.; Hansma, Paul
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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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http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_62/iss_6/41_1.shtml?type=RSS
Date issued
2009-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58725
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Journal
Physics Today
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Citation
Ritchie, Robert O., Markus J. Buehler, and Paul Hansma. "Plasticity and toughness in bone." Physics Today (June 2009): 41-47. Copyright © 2009 by the American Institute of Physics
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0031-9228
1945-0699
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