Bone fracture - When the cracks begin to show

被引:78
作者
Fratzl, Peter [1 ]
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[1] Max Planck Inst Colloids & Interfaces, Biomat Dept, D-14424 Potsdam, Germany
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10.1038/nmat2240
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The propagation of submillimetre cracks reveals how the numerous internal structural dimensions in bone lead to a toughness that varies with orientation and scale. © 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
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