The nanocomposite nature of bone drives its strength and damage resistance

The 3D structure of the collagen fibril network in human trabecular bone: Relation to trabecular organization

(2015) Natalie Reznikov et al.   BONE

A perspective on underlying crystal growth mechanisms in biomineralization: solution mediated growth versus nanosphere particle accretion

(2015) Assaf Gal et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Bone as a Structural Material

(2015) Elizabeth A. Zimmermann et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

In situ micropillar compression reveals superior strength and ductility but an absence of damage in lamellar bone

(2014) Jakob Schwiedrzik et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired structural materials

(2014) Ulrike G. K. Wegst et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Three-dimensional structure of human lamellar bone: The presence of two different materials and new insights into the hierarchical organization

(2013) Natalie Reznikov et al.   BONE

The effect of hydration on mechanical anisotropy, topography and fibril organization of the osteonal lamellae

(2013) A. Faingold et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Water-mediated structuring of bone apatite

(2013) Yan Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Structural Biological Materials: Critical Mechanics-Materials Connections

(2013) M. A. Meyers et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular mechanics of mineralized collagen fibrils in bone

(2013) Arun K. Nair et al.   Nature Communications

Three-dimensional imaging of collagen fibril organization in rat circumferential lamellar bone using a dual beam electron microscope reveals ordered and disordered sub-lamellar structures

(2012) Natalie Reznikov et al.   BONE

The nanometre-scale physiology of bone: steric modelling and scanning transmission electron microscopy of collagen-mineral structure

(2012) B. Alexander et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

The predominant role of collagen in the nucleation, growth, structure and orientation of bone apatite

(2012) Yan Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs

(2012) Po-Yu Chen et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Minerals Form a Continuum Phase in Mature Cancellous Bone

(2011) Po-Yu Chen et al.   CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL

The structure and mechanics of bone

(2011) John D. Currey   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

The conflicts between strength and toughness

(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

Plasticity in small-sized metallic systems: Intrinsic versus extrinsic size effect

(2011) Julia R. Greer et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Self-Assembled Collagen−Apatite Matrix with Bone-like Hierarchy

(2010) Nadine Nassif et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

The role of collagen in bone apatite formation in the presence of hydroxyapatite nucleation inhibitors

(2010) Fabio Nudelman et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mapping amorphous calcium phosphate transformation into crystalline mineral from the cell to the bone in zebrafish fin rays

(2010) J. Mahamid et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Amorphous calcium phosphate is a major component of the forming fin bones of zebrafish: Indications for an amorphous precursor phase

(2008) J. Mahamid et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MATERIALS SCIENCE: Bioinspired Structural Materials

(2008) C. Ortiz et al.   SCIENCE