Cement lines are stiffer and harder than bone but exhibit different mineral-mechanics relationships due to thicker and shorter mineral particles
Astrid Cantamessa, Victoria Schemenz, Stéphane Blouin, Timothy Volders, Shahrouz Amini, Maximilian Rummler, Manfred C. Burghammer, Jiliang Liu, Andrea Berzlanovich, Richard Weinkamer, Wolfgang Wagermaier, Markus A Hartmann, Davide Ruffoni
The paper investigates the mechanical properties of cement lines compared to bone, finding they are stiffer and harder but have different mineral-mechanics relationships due to particle morphology.
Small Structures · Dec 18, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering