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Anisotropy in the dynamic non-linear viscoelastic properties of bovine compact bone

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A non-linear model is proposed to characterize the mechanical behaviour of compact bone and has been validated by mechanical tests on bovine femoral compact bone. The model consists of a non-linear spring and a non-linear dashpot in parallel. The method of identifying the viscoelastic parameters in the model is discussed. Impact and quasi-static compressive mechanical tests have shown that the model can be applied to bone to represent its mechanical behaviour at strain rates up to 100 s-1. The directional dependence of the viscoelastic parameters for the bone are determined and discussed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-nocho, 950-21, Niigata, Japan

    Yuji Tanabe

  2. IRC in Biomedical Materials, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London, UK

    Yuji Tanabe

  3. Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2-nocho, 950-21, Niigata, Japan

    Koichi Kobayashi

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Tanabe, Y., Kobayashi, K. Anisotropy in the dynamic non-linear viscoelastic properties of bovine compact bone. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 5, 397–401 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058972

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