Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 203-209 , March 2010

Young's modulus and hardness of shark tooth biomaterials

  • Lisa B. Whitenack

      Affiliations

    • Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, United States
    • Department of Biology, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main Street, Meadville, PA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Biology, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main Street, Meadville, PA, United States. Tel.: +1 814 332 2888; fax: +1 814 332 2789.
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  • Daniel C. Simkins Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, United States
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  • Philip J. Motta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, United States
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  • Makoto Hirai

      Affiliations

    • Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Ashok Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Research Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, United States

,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.01.001

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 203-209 , March 2010

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