Dependence of mechanical properties on fibre angle in narwhal tusk, a highly oriented biological composite
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biomechanics
- Vol. 27 (7) , 885-897
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9290(94)90261-5
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