期刊
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 7, 期 7, 页码 2943-2951出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.02.017
关键词
Bone; Deformation mechanism; Residual stress; Orientation; Synchrotron radiation
资金
- ANSTO, Australia [08/09-S-33]
- University of New South Wales
- AINSE
Bone has a complex hierarchical structure. Combined wide angle X-ray diffraction and small angle X-ray scattering were used together with in situ tensile testing to investigate the deformation and failure mechanisms of bovine cortical bone at three material levels: (1) the atomic level, corresponding to the mineral crystal phase; (2) the nano level, corresponding to the collagen fibrils; (3) the macroscopic level. It was found that deformation was linear at all three levels up to a strain of 0.2% in the longitudinal tensile direction. At this critical strain a sudden 50% decrease in the fibrillar and mineral strains was observed. This suggests the presence of partial local damage that leads to inhomogeneous strain distributions within the probed gauge volume. This also gives rise to diffraction peak broadening in the mineral phase, as well as strain relaxation at the nanoscale. Above the critical strain the longitudinally oriented strains below the nanoscale remained constant at a reduced level until failure. This suggests that the lateral orientation of the nanostructures toughens the bone, while a higher material level dominated the subsequent deformation process, either by sliding between the lamellar layers or by the growth of microcracks. Analysis of the diffraction data also shows that the bone has compressive residual stress in the crystal phase. A better understanding of the basic mechanics of the hierarchical bone structure could be the basis to enhance research in biomimetics, developing new advanced materials, and to find solutions for orthopedic problems. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.
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