Abstract
Comparative microstrain measurements of the elastic deformation of tibia compact bone sections taken from 1-, 3- and 12-month-old rabbits, revealed an increase in the elastic modulus from 15.1 to 27.6 GN m−2 with age. This result was correlated with observations of the porosity and hydroxyapatite percentages of the compact bone and the implications for a collagen/hydroxyapatite composite were examined.
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Bonfield, W., Clark, E.A. Elastic deformation of compact bone. J Mater Sci 8, 1590–1594 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754894
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754894