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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Annual Reviews
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77563 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659 |