Biological Organization of Hydroxyapatite Crystallites into a Fibrous Continuum Toughens and Controls Anisotropy in Human Enamel

@article{White2001BiologicalOO,
  title={Biological Organization of Hydroxyapatite Crystallites into a Fibrous Continuum Toughens and Controls Anisotropy in Human Enamel},
  author={Shane N. White and Wen Luo and Michael L. Paine and Hanson K Fong and Mehmet Sarikaya and Malcolm L. Snead},
  journal={Journal of Dental Research},
  year={2001},
  volume={80},
  pages={321 - 326}
}
Enamel forms the outer surface of teeth, which are of complex shape and are loaded in a multitude of ways during function. Enamel has previously been assumed to be formed from discrete rods and to be markedly aniostropic, but marked anisotropy might be expected to lead to frequent fracture. Since frequent fracture is not observed, we measured enamel organization using histology, imaging, and fracture mechanics modalities, and compared enamel with crystalline hydroxyapatite (Hap), its major… 
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