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Bio-Mimetic Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Jeremy Burdon,
Jeffrey Szmania and
Paul Calvert
Jeremy Burdon
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, 85721
Jeffrey Szmania
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, 85721
Paul Calvert
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, 85721
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Abstract

The properties of bone, as a polymer reinforced with nanometer-sized ribbon-shaped crystals of mineral, are compared with the properties of synthetic polymer composites. Bone does show some superiority to existing composites. The improvements can be attributed to the microstructure. Methods for reproducing this structure in a synthetic material are discussed.

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