On the Mechanistic Origins of Toughness in Bone

One of the most intriguing protein materials found in nature is bone, a material composed of assemblies of tropocollagen molecules and tiny hydroxyapatite mineral crystals that form an extremely tough, yet lightweight, adaptive and multifunctional material. Bone has evolved to provide structural sup...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Launey, Maximilien E., Buehler, Markus J., Ritchie, Robert O.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Annual Reviews 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77563
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659