Hardness, Young's modulus and yield stress in mammalian mineralized tissues

The effect of porosity and mineral content on the Young's modulus of elasticity of compact bone

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Mechanobiology, Materials Science, Compact Bone +11

A new method for determining micro quantities of calcium in biological materials

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Engineering, Biomineralization, Bioanalysis +13

Mechanical properties of bone

James W. McElhaney · Journal of Biomechanics · 1974 · 206 citations

Bone Health, Engineering, Mechanical Properties +7

Microhardness and Young's modulus in cortical bone exhibiting a wide range of mineral volume fractions, and in a bone analogue

G. P. Evans, J. C. Behiri, John D. Currey et al. · Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine · 1990 · 150 citations

Mechanobiology, Bone Health, Engineering +12

Hardness, an indicator of the mechanical competence of cancellous bone

R. Hodgskinson, John D. Currey, G. P. Evans · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 1989 · 123 citations