Two distinct geometrical models of bone at the nanoscale (collagen fibril and mineral
platelets) are analyzed computationally. In the first model (model I), minerals are periodically …

Biodentine is a calcium silicate/calcium carbonate/zirconium dioxide/water-based dental
replacement biomaterial, significantly outperforming the stiffness and hardness properties of …

Bone is a composite material with five distinct structural levels: collagen molecules,
mineralized collagen fibrils, lamellae, osteon and whole bone. However, most fracture …

Prediction of the mechanical properties of cement-based materials across scales according
to micromechanics-based homogenization is affected by many factors, which include the …

Composites with stiff and soft phases are widely used in engineering applications and are
found in nature. Geometrical arrangements of phases in composites can significantly …

Tramway rail steel is exposed to extreme temperature conditions both during production (eg
in terms of heat treatment) and over its decades-to-century-long service life (eg in terms of …

Dentin, the main tissue of the tooth, is made of tubules surrounded by peri-tubular dentin
(PTD), embedded in a matrix of inter-tubular dentin (ITD). The PTD and the ITD have …

It is widely believed that the activities of bone cells at the tissue scale not only govern the
size of the vascular pore spaces (and hence, the amount of bone tissue available for actually …

Periodic structures have interesting acoustic and vibration properties making them suitable
for a wide variety of applications. In a periodic structure, the number of frequencies for each …

Biodentine is a cementitious material for dental applications marketed by the company
Septodont (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France). In terms of its chemical composition …