| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 811166 | Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Although the microstructures of Type-I collagen in bone and F-keratin in avian feathers are very different, their plastic behaviour is similar. In both plasticity is thermally activated, with the activation enthalpy H=1.1eV in bone and 1.75 eV in feather. The activation volumes are v=0.6nm3 in bone and v=0.83nm3 in feather. This indicates that the rate controlling process in both is the breaking of electrostatic bonds.
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Authors
Ingrid M. Weiss, Helmut O.K. Kirchner,