Pre-failure toughening mechanisms in the dentine of the narwhal tusk:​ microscopic examination of stress/strain induced microcracking

Zioupos, P.; Currey, J. D.

Affiliations

¹Department of Biology, The University of York, UK

Keywords

Keywords: Polymer; Microscopic Examination; Material Processing; Induce Microcracking

Links

DOI: 10.1007/BF00241446

WoS: A1996UT35100022

History

Received: 1995-06-07

Accepted: 1995-09-18

Cited Works (4)

Year	Entry
1994	Zioupos P, Currey JD, Sedman AJ. An examination of the micromechanics of failure of bone and antler by acoustic emission tests and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Med Eng Phys. May 1994;16(3):203-212.
1990	Currey JD. Physical characteristics affecting the tensile failure properties of compact bone. J Biomech. 1990;23(8):837-844.
1994	Zioupos P, Currey JD. The extent of microcracking and the morphology of microcracks in damaged bone. J Mater Sci. 1994;29(4):978-986.
1994	Currey JD, Brear K, Zioupos P. Dependence of mechanical properties on fibre angle in narwhal tusk, a highly oriented biological composite. J Biomech. July 1994;27(7):885-897.

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2007	Ebacher V, Tang C, McKay H, Oxland TR, Guy P, Wang R. Strain redistribution and cracking behavior of human bone during bending. Bone. May 2007;40(5):1265-1275.
2019	Burr DB. Stress concentrations and bone microdamage: John Currey's contributions to understanding the initiation and arrest of cracks in bone. Bone. October 2019;127:517-525.
2019	Currey JD, Brear K, Zioupos P. Strain rate dependence of work of fracture tests on bone and similar tissues: reflections on testing methods and mineral content effects. Bone. November 2019;128:115038.
2009	Currey J. Measurement of the mechanical properties of bone: a recent history. Clin Orthop Relat Res. August 2009;467(8):1948-1954.
2000	Zioupos P, Currey JD, Casinos A. Exploring the effects of hypermineralisation in bone tissue by using an extreme biological example. Connect Tissue Res. 2000;41(3):229-248.
1999	Huja SS, Hasan MS, Pidaparti R, Turner CH, Garetto LP, Burr DB. Development of a fluorescent light technique for evaluating microdamage in bone subjected to fatigue loading. J Biomech. November 1999;32(11):1243-1249.
2003	Cotton JR, Zioupos P, Winwood K, Taylor M. Analysis of creep strain during tensile fatigue of cortical bone. J Biomech. July 2003;36(7):943-949.
2008	Zioupos P, Hansen U, Currey JD. Microcracking damage and the fracture process in relation to strain rate in human cortical bone tensile failure. J Biomech. October 20, 2008;41(14):2932-2939.
2010	Currey JD. Mechanical properties and adaptations of some less familiar bony tissues. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. July 2010;3(5):357-372.
1997	Zioupos P, Currey JD, Casinos A, De Buffrénil V. Mechanical properties of the rostrum of the whale Mesoplodon densirostris, a remarkably dense bony tissue. J Zool. 1997;241(4):725-737.
1998	Zioupos P. Recent developments in the study of failure of solid biomaterials and bone: "fracture" and "pre-fracture" toughness. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. September 1998;6(1):33-40.
2008	Gupta HS, Zioupos P. Fracture of bone tissue: the ‘hows’ and the ‘whys’. Med Eng Phys. December 2008;30(10):1209-1226.
2004	Currey JD, Brear K, Zioupos P. Notch sensitivity of mammalian mineralized tissues in impact. Proc R Soc B. March 7, 2004;271(1538):517-522.
2011	Ebacher V. Experimental Study of Deformation and Microcracking in Human Cortical Bone [PhD thesis]. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia; May 2011.