Microfibril orientation dominates the microelastic properties of human bone tissue at the lamellar length scale.

The elastic properties of bone tissue determine the biomechanical behavior of bone at the organ level. It is now widely accepted that the nanoscale structure of bone plays an important role to determine the elastic properties at the tissue level. Hence, in addition to the mineral density, the struct...

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Main Authors: Mathilde Granke, Aurélien Gourrier, Fabienne Rupin, Kay Raum, Françoise Peyrin, Manfred Burghammer, Amena Saïed, Pascal Laugier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3589472?pdf=render