Abstract
We study bone as a hierarchical material and predict its elastic properties at several scales: nanoscale (below 1 |xm), sub-microscale (1-10 |xm), microscale (10-500 |Jim), mesoscale (0.5-10 cm), and macroscale (1-50 cm). First, we characterize bone's hierarchical structure and do measurements at several different scales. These serve as inputs in the theoretical study. Then we predict bone's constitutive laws either analytically or numerically. Numerical methods employed include the finite element, spring network and beam network approaches.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003 |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 1727-1728 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080529479 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080440460 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bone
- Constitutive laws
- Hierarchical structure
- Matrix-inclusion composite
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering