Interlaced Microstructures of Bone

Abstract:

The observation of scanning electron microscope (SEM) shows that a tibia bone is a kind of bioceramic composite consisting of hydroxyapatite layers and collagen protein matters. The hydroxyapatite layers are composed of hydroxyapatite sheets. The observation also shows there is a kind of interlaced microstructure of the hydroxyapatite sheets. The maximum pullout force of the interlaced microstructure was investigated and compared with that of the parallel microstructure. It is indicated that the maximum pullout force of the interlaced microstructure with a large interlaced angle is markedly larger than that of the parallel microstructure.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 185)
• Pages: 126-128
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.185.126
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Bin Chen, Quan Yuan, Da Gang Yin, Jian Guo Wang, Jing Hong Fan
• Keywords: Bone, Hydroxyapatite Sheets, Interlaced Microstructure, Maximum Pullout Force

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