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Characterization of fracture toughness of renal calculi using a microindentation technique

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  1. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas

    P. Zhong & G. M. Preminger

  2. Joint Biomedical Engineering Program, University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235, Dallas, TX, USA

    C. J. Chuong

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Zhong, P., Chuong, C.J. & Preminger, G.M. Characterization of fracture toughness of renal calculi using a microindentation technique. J Mater Sci Lett 12, 1460–1462 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00591608

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