Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1199-1212 , September 2002

Are mineralized tissues open crystal foams reinforced by crosslinked collagen?—some energy arguments

  • Ch. Hellmich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 1-280, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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  • F.-J. Ulm

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Strength of Materials, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
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,Accepted 1 May 2002.

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Journal of Biomechanics
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