Abstract
Femurs were obtained from 18 female baboons ranging in age from 6 to 27 years. A Vickers microhardness tester with a load of 25 gm was used to test the hardness of both the interstitial and haversian areas of the bone samples. Coupons measuring 2×3×21 mm were used for longitudinal fracture toughness tests and were affixed between two polymethyl methacrylate holders to obtain a single-layer sandwich specimen. The specimens were precracked and tested in an Instron tensile testing machine and fracture toughness was estimated. Another coupon measuring 2×4×25 mm was tested transversely in a three-point bending configuration. The specimen geometry and all measurements followed ASTM standard E399-90.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 17th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference - San Antonio, TX, USA Duration: Feb 6 1998 → Feb 8 1998 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1998 17th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference |
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| City | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| Period | 2/6/98 → 2/8/98 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)