Mechanical Design in Organisms

Year	Entry
1966	Weaver JK, Chalmers J. Cancellous bone: its strength and changes with aging and an evaluation of some methods for measuring its mineral content, I: age changes in cancellous bone. J Bone Joint Surg. March 1966;48A(2):289-298.
1969	Lang SB. Elastic coefficients of animal bone. Science. July 18, 1969;65(3890):287-288.
1959	Rigby BJ, Hirai N, Spikes JD, Eyring H. The mechanical properties of rat tail tendon. J Gen Physiol. November 1959;43(2):265-283.
1970	Abendschein W, Hyatt GW. Ultrasonics and selected physical properties of bone. Clin Orthop Relat Res. March–April 1970;69:294-301.
1965	Ascenzi A, Bonucci E, Bocciarelli DS. An electron microscope study of osteon calcification. J Ultrastruct Res. April 1965;12(3-4):287-303.
1963	Sokoloff L. Elasticity of articular cartilage: effect of ions and viscous solutions. Science. September 13, 1963;141(3585):1055-1057.
1969	Currey JD. The relationship between the stiffness and the mineral content of bone. J Biomech. October 1969;2(4):477-480.
1970	Piekarski K. Fracture of bone. J Appl Phys. January 1970;41(1):215-223.
1968	Linn FC. Lubrication of animal joints, II: the mechanism. J Biomech. August 1, 1968;1(3):193.
1969	Boyde A, Hobdell MH. Scanning electron microscopy of lamellar bone. Z Zellforsch. 1969;93(2):213-231.
1973	Piekarski K. Analysis of bone as a composite material. Int J Eng Sci. June 1973;11(6):557-565.
1969	Currey JD. The mechanical consequences of variation in the mineral content of bone. J Biomech. March 1969;2(1):1-11.
1964	Frost HM. The Laws of Bone Structure. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas; 1964.
1967	Currey JD, Nichols D. Absence of organic phase in echinoderm calcite. Nature. April 1, 1967;214(5083):81-83.
1960	Currey JD. Differences in the blood-supply of bone of different histological types. Q J Microsc Sci. September 1960;101(3):351-370.
1962	Currey JD. Stress concentrations in bone. Q J Microsc Sci. March 1962;103(1):111-133.
1964	Currey JD. Three analogies to explain the mechanical properties of bone. Biorheology. 1964;2(1):1-10.
1967	Currey JD. The failure of exoskeletons and endoskeletons. J Morphol. 1967;123(1):1-16.
1968	Currey JD. The adaptation of bones to stress. J Theo Biol. July 1968;20(1):91-106.
1966	McElhaney JH. Dynamic response of bone and muscle tissue. J Appl Physiol. 1966;21(4):1231-1236.
1964	McElhaney J, Fogle J, Byars E, Weaver G. Effect of embalming on the mechanical properties of beef bone. J Appl Physiol. November 1964;19(6):1234-1236.
1964	Currey JD. Metabolic starvation as a factor in bone reconstruction. Acta Anat. 1964;59(1-2):77-83.
1968	Benedict JV, Walker LB, Harris EH. Stress-strain characteristics and tensile strength of unembalmed human tendon. J Biomech. January 1968;1(1):53-63.
1972	Diamant J, Keller A, Baer E, Litt M, Arridge RG. Collagen: ultrastructure and its relation to mechanical properties as a function of ageing. Proc R Soc B. March 14, 1972;180(1060):293-315.
1965	Elliott DH. Structure and function of mammalian tendon. Biol Rev. August 1965;40(3):392-421.
1975	Currey JD. A comparison of the strength of echinoderm spines and mollusc shells. J Mar Biol Assoc UK. May 1975;55(2):419-424.
1959	Vose GP, Kubala AL Jr. Bone strength: its relationship to x-ray determined ash content. Hum Biol. September 1959;31:261-270.
1974	Currey JD, Taylor JD. The mechanical behaviour of some molluscan hard tissues. J Zool. July 1974;173(3):395-406.
1971	Katz JL. Hard tissue as a composite material, I: bounds on the elastic behavior. J Biomech. October 1971;4(5):455-473.
1970	Yamada H. Strength of Biological Materials. Evans FG, ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins Company; 1970.
1972	Burstein AH, Currey JD, Frankel VH, Reilly DT. The ultimate properties of bone tissue: the effects of yielding. J Biomech. January 1972;5(1):35-44.
1961	Evans FG, ed. Biomechanical Studies of the Musculo-Skeletal System. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas; 1961.
1962	Currey JD. The histology of the bone of a prosauropod dinosaur. Palaeontology. 1962;5(2):238-246.
1966	Cooper RR, Milgram JW, Robinson RA. Morphology of the osteon: an electron microscopic study. J Bone Joint Surg. October 1966;48A(7):1239-1271.
1974	Currey JD, Brear K. Tensile yield in bone. Calcif Tiss Res. December 1974;15(1):173-179.
1970	Currey JD. The mechanical properties of bone. Clin Orthop Relat Res. November–December 1970;73:210-231.

Year	Entry
2007	Cowin SC, Doty SB. Modeling material symmetry. In: Tissue Mechanics. Boca Raton, FL: Springer; 2007:139-167.
2007	Cowin SC, Doty SB. Modeling material microstructure. In: Tissue Mechanics. Boca Raton, FL: Springer; 2007:225-245.
1977	Currey JD. Mechanical properties of mother of pearl in tension. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1977;196(1125):443-463.
2004	Subit D. Modélisation De La Liaison Os-Ligament Dans L’articulation Du Genou [in French] [PhD thesis]. Aix-Marseille II, France: Université de la Méditerranée; 2004.
1998	Martin RB, Burr DB, Sharkey NA. Skeletal Tissue Mechanics. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag; 1998.
2003	Cowin SC. How does nature build a tissue? In: Guilak F, Butler DL, Goldstein SA, Mooney DJ, eds. Functional Tissue Engineering. New York, NY: Inc., Springer-Verlag; 2003:3-16.
2011	Novitskaya E, Chen P-Y, Lee S, Castro-Ceseña A, Hirata G, Lubarda VA, McKittrick J. Anisotropy in the compressive mechanical properties of bovine cortical bone and the mineral and protein constituents. Acta Biomater. August 2011;7(8):3170-3177.
2010	Szarko M, Muldrew K, Bertram JEA. Freeze-thaw treatment effects on the dynamic mechanical properties of articular cartilage. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. October 2010;11:231.
2020	Reznikov N, Hoac B, Buss DJ, Addison WN, Barros NMT, McKee MD. Biological stenciling of mineralization in the skeleton: local enzymatic removal of inhibitors in the extracellular matrix. Bone. September 2020;138:115447.
1984	Parfitt AM. Age-related structural changes in trabecular and cortical bone: cellular mechanisms and biomechanical consequences. Calcif Tiss Int. 1984;36(suppl 1):S123-S128.
1993	Burr DB. Remodeling and the repair of fatigue damage. Calcif Tiss Int. February 1993;53(suppl 1):S75-S81.
2000	Huiskes R. If bone is the answer, then what is the question? J Anat. August 2000;197(2):145-156.
1979	Currey JD. Mechanical properties of bone tissues with greatly differing functions. J Biomech. 1979;12(4):313-319.
1984	Lipson SF, Katz JL. The relationship between elastic properties and microstructure of bovine cortical bone. J Biomech. 1984;17(4):231-240.
1990	Jaslow CR. Mechanical properties of cranial sutures. J Biomech. 1990;23(4):313-321.
1983	Haut RC. Age-dependent influence of strain rate on the tensile failure of rat-tail tendon. J Biomech Eng. August 1983;105(3):296-299.
2000	Margulies SS, Thibault KL. Infant skull and suture properties: measurements and implications for mechanisms of pediatric brain injury. J Biomech Eng. August 2000;122(4):364-371.
1997	Burr DB, Forwood MR, Fyhrie DP, Martin RB, Schaffler MB, Turner CH. Bone microdamage and skeletal fragility in osteoporotic and stress fractures. J Bone Miner Res. January 1997;12(1):6-15.
1998	Swartz SM, Parker A, Huo C. Theoretical and empirical scaling patterns and topological homology in bone trabeculae. J Exp Biol. February 1998;201(4):573-590.
2003	Lieberman DE, Pearson OM, Polk JD, Demes B, Crompton AW. Optimization of bone growth and remodeling in response to loading in tapered mammalian limbs. J Exp Biol. September 15, 2003;206(18):3125-3138.
1975	Currey JD. A comparison of the strength of echinoderm spines and mollusc shells. J Mar Biol Assoc UK. May 1975;55(2):419-424.
1979	Cusack S, Miller A. Determination of the elastic constants of collagen by Brillouin light scattering. J Mol Biol. 1979;135(1):39-51.
1999	Weiner S, Traub W, Wagner HD. Lamellar bone: structure–function relations. J Struct Biol. June 1999;126(3):241-255.
2020	Raguin E, Rechav K, Brumfeld V, Shahar R, Weiner S. Unique three-dimensional structure of a fish pharyngeal jaw subjected to unusually high mechanical loads. J Struct Biol. August 1, 2020;211(2):107530.
1985	Currey JD, Alexander RM. The thickness of the walls of tubular bones. J Zool. 1985;206(4):453-468.
2001	Ottani V, Raspanti M, Ruggeri A. Collagen structure and functional implications. Micron. April 2001;32(3):251-260.
2004	Wegst UGK, Ashby MF. The mechanical efficiency of natural materials. Philos Mag. July 21, 2004;84(21):2167-2181.
2008	Meyers MA, Chen P-Y, Lin AY-M, Seki Y. Biological materials: structure and mechanical properties. Prog Mater Sci. January 2008;53(1):1-206.
2004	Pearson OM, Lieberman DE. The aging of Wolff's “law”: ontogeny and responses to mechanical loading in cortical bone. Yearb Phys Anthropol. 2004;47:63-99.
1989	Fondrk MT. An Experimental and Analytical Investigation Into the Nonlinear Constitutive Equations of Cortical Bone [PhD thesis]. Cleveland, OH: Case Western Reserve University; May 1989.
1990	Simske SJ. Development of Model Osteoporosis in Mice: Alleviation by Electromagnetics and Alternative Treatments [PhD thesis]. University of Colorado; July 1990.
2006	Main RP. Skeletal Mechanics, Bone Histomorphology, and Growth in Tetrapods [PhD thesis]. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University; September 2006.
2006	McGowan CP. Musculoskeletal Design in Macropodoid Marsupials: Acceleration Mechanics, Body Size and Habitat Use [PhD thesis]. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University; June 2006.
2007	Devlin MJ. Interactions of Estrogen, Strain, and Bone Growth: Implications for Human Skeletal Robusticity [PhD thesis]. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University; September 2007.
2007	Organ JM. The Functional Anatomy of Prehensile and Nonprehensile Tails of the Platyrrhini (primates) and Procyonidae (carnivora) [PhD thesis]. Johns Hopkins University; September 2007.
1998	Dickey JP. Anatomy and Mechanics of the Human and Porcine Lumbar Interspinous Ligament [PhD thesis]. Queen's University; August 1998.
2001	Pappas G. Characterization of Biceps Brachii Architecture and Contraction Mechanics Using Medical Imaging Techniques [PhD thesis]. Stanford University; February 2001.
1984	Bertram JE. Fracture Toughness Design in Equine Hoof Wall [Master's thesis]. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia; June 1984.
2006	Macdonald HM. Effectiveness of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Increasing Bone Strength in Children: Action Schools! British Columbia [PhD thesis]. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia; July 2006.
2016	Britz HM. The Effect of Genetic Variation on Mouse Bone Strength [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; August 2016.
1999	Bass EC. Biaxial Nonlinear Elastic Response of the Human Lumbar Annulus Fibrosus and Its Role in the Determination of a Physiologically Relevant Constitutive Relation [PhD thesis]. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley, University of California; 1999.
2000	Chang Y-H. Influence of External Forces on the Mechanics and Energetics of Human Running [PhD thesis]. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley, University of California; F 2000.
2008	Schultz DS. Structure-Function Relationships in Soft Tissue Mechanics: Examining How the Micro-Scale Architecture of Biochemical Constituents Effects Health [PhD thesis]. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley, University of California; 2008.
1998	Colliou OK. Role of Mechanical Loading in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration [PhD thesis]. San Francisco, University of California; 1998.
2023	Fuller LH. Structure-Function Relationships of Bighorn Sheep Horncore Bone and Horn-Horncore Interface Materials for Energy Absorption Applications [PhD thesis]. University of Massachusetts at Amherst; February 2023.
2002	Palmer ML. A Non-Linear Hierarchical Model of Stretch-Induced Injury to Skeletal Muscle Fibers [PhD thesis]. University of Michigan; 2002.
2011	Weber JF. Mechanical Property Quantification of Tendons Using Improved Methodologies [Master's thesis]. University of Guelph; February 2011.
1997	Thibault KL. Pediatric Head Injuries: The Influence of Brain and Skull Mechanical Properties [PhD thesis]. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania; May 1997.