{"product_id":"bones-structure-and-mechanics-9780691128047","title":"Bones: Structure and Mechanics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a comprehensive and accessible overview of what is known about the structure and mechanics of bone, bones, and teeth. In it, John Currey incorporates critical new concepts and findings from the two decades of research since the publication of his highly regarded \u003ci\u003eThe Mechanical Adaptations of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. Crucially, Currey shows how bone structure and bone's mechanical properties are intimately bound up with each other and how the mechanical properties of the material interact with the structure of whole bones to produce an adapted structure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For bone tissue, the book discusses stiffness, strength, viscoelasticity, fatigue, and fracture mechanics properties. For whole bones, subjects dealt with include buckling, the optimum hollowness of long bones, impact fracture, and properties of cancellous bone. The effects of mineralization on stiffness and toughness and the role of microcracking in the fracture process receive particular attention. As a zoologist, Currey views bone and bones as solutions to the design problems that vertebrates have faced during their evolution and throughout the book considers what bones have been adapted to do. He covers the full range of bones and bony tissues, as well as dentin and enamel, and uses both human and non-human examples. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Copiously illustrated, engagingly written, and assuming little in the way of prior knowledge or mathematical background, \u003ci\u003eBones\u003c\/i\u003e is both an ideal introduction to the field and also a reference sure to be frequently consulted by practicing researchers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Currey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.20w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691128047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. Currey\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnimal Skeletons and The Mechanical Adaptations of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMechanical Design in Organisms\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087140925555,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":65.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6622138d-aa8e-49c7-8bf7-ea76190392c3.jpg?v=1652538732","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/bones-structure-and-mechanics-9780691128047","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}