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SUMMARY:Mechanical Characterization of Structural Biological Tissues - Mic
 helle L. Oyen (Dept. of Engineering)
DTSTART:20100507T140000Z
DTEND:20100507T150000Z
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CONTACT:Katerina Ondrova
DESCRIPTION:The mechanical properties of biological materials are of inter
 est in a variety of structural contexts.  Bones and cartilage have primari
 ly mechanical functions in the body.  Non-mammalian tissues such as seashe
 lls and eggshells are also mechanical entities.  As materials\, biological
  tissues are stiff and strong for their weight\, a consequence of their co
 mposite microstructures.  Further\, the toughness of biological structures
  is often remarkable as fracture in nature is a rare event.  Mimicry of bi
 ological materials is of interest in both biomedical and non-medical struc
 tural applications.  This presentation will review our recent studies char
 acterizing the deformation and fracture behavior of a number of different 
 mechanically-important biological materials.  The talk will conclude with 
 mechanical implications for biomimetic materials fashioned on mineralized 
 and non-mineralized tissues.
LOCATION:Engineering Department -LR6
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