TY - JOUR
T1 - On-line analysis of cracking in cortical bone under wedge penetration
AU - Alam, Khurshid
AU - Kerckhofs, Greet
AU - Mitrofanov, Alexander V.
AU - Lomov, Stepan
AU - Wevers, Martin
AU - Silberschmidt, Vadim V.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Understanding the mechanism of crack propagation during bone cutting is necessary for the development of realistic bone cutting models. This article studies the on-line fractural behaviour of cortical bone caused by penetration with a sharp metallic wedge mounted on an on-line loading stage within an X-ray microfocus computed tomography system. The experimental results demonstrated anisotropy in crack propagation depending on the penetration direction with regard to the longitudinal bone axis and relate the crack growth to the extent of penetration. Scanning electron microscopy is performed to analyse the mechanism of cracking in the two phase microstructure of compact bone.
AB - Understanding the mechanism of crack propagation during bone cutting is necessary for the development of realistic bone cutting models. This article studies the on-line fractural behaviour of cortical bone caused by penetration with a sharp metallic wedge mounted on an on-line loading stage within an X-ray microfocus computed tomography system. The experimental results demonstrated anisotropy in crack propagation depending on the penetration direction with regard to the longitudinal bone axis and relate the crack growth to the extent of penetration. Scanning electron microscopy is performed to analyse the mechanism of cracking in the two phase microstructure of compact bone.
KW - Bone
KW - computed tomography
KW - crack growth
KW - fracture mechanics
KW - scanning electron microscopy
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U2 - 10.1177/0954411912451824
DO - 10.1177/0954411912451824
M3 - Article
C2 - 23025172
AN - SCOPUS:84867887302
VL - 226
SP - 709
EP - 717
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
SN - 0954-4119
IS - 9
ER -