Structure-property relationships of velar bone tissue from the energy absorbing horncore of bighorn sheep rams.
Fuller LH, Karimy KF, Ruschke PL, Taghon MM, Crosby AJ, Donahue SW.
Fuller LH, et al.
Acta Biomater. 2023 Aug;166:419-429. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.05.013. Epub 2023 May 8.
Acta Biomater. 2023.
PMID: 37164299
The velar bone damping factor ( 0.03 - 0.06) and modulus of toughness (3.9 0.4 MJ/m(3)) were lower than other mammalian cortical bone tissues. The solid bony sails have a bending modulus (8.6 0.5 GPa) that lies within the range of bending moduli values previously repor …
The velar bone damping factor ( 0.03 - 0.06) and modulus of toughness (3.9 0.4 MJ/m(3)) were lower than other mammalian cortical bo …