2007

• added 12-19-07
  • A Fracture-Mechanics Based Approach to Fracture Control in Biomedical Devices Manufactured from Superelastic Nitinol Tube by S. W. Robertson and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research B: Applied Biomaterials, vol. 84B, Jan. 2008, pp. 26-33.
• added 11-19-07
  • Fatigue of Dentin-Composite Interfaces with Four-Point Bend by M. Staninec, P. Kim, G. W. Marshall, R. O. Ritchie, and S. J. Marshall, Dental Materials, published online (doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.09.008), 2007.
• added 10-30-07
  • The Aminobisphosphonate, Risedronate, Preserves Localized Mineral and Material Properties of Bone in the Presence of Glucocorticoids by G. Balooch, W. Yao, J. W. Ager III, M. Balooch, R. K. Nalla, A. E. Porter, A. Mastroianni, R. O. Ritchie, and N. E. Lane, Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 56, 2007, pp. 3726-3737.
• added 10-3-07
  • Of the Physics of Moisture-Induced Cracking in Metal-Glass (Copper/Silica) Interfaces by J. C. Card, R. M. Cannon, E. Saiz, A. P. Tomsia, and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 102, 2007, pp. 053516-12.
• added 10-2-07
  • Atomic-Scale Observation of the Grain-Boundary Structure of Yb-Doped and Heat-Treated Silicon Nitride Ceramics by A. Ziegler, M. K. Cinibulk, C. Kisielowski, and R. O. Ritchie, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, Oct. 2007, pp. 141906.
  • A Preservation Study of Carbon Nanotubes in Alumina-Based Nanocomposites via Raman Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance by K. E. Thomson, D. Jiang, R. O. Ritchie, and A. K. Mukherjee, Applied Physics A, vol. 89, 2007, pp. 651-654.
• updated 9-27-07
  • Fatigue of Mineralized Tissues: Bone and Dentin by J. J. Kruzic and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, vol. 1 (1), Jan. 2007, pp. 3-17.
• added 9-9-07
  • Evolution of Crack-Tip Transformation Zones in Superelastic Nitinol Subjected to In Situ Fatigue: A Fracture Mechanics and Synchrotron X-Ray Micro-Diffraction Analysis by S. W. Robertson, A. Mehta, A. R. Pelton, and R. O. Ritchie, Acta Materialia, 2007.
  • The Degree of Bone Mineralization is Maintained with Single Intravenous Bisphosphonates in Aged Estrogen Deficient Rats and is a Strong Predictor of Bone Strength by W. Yao, Z. Cheng, K. J. Koester, J. W. Ager III, M. Balooch, A. Pham, S. Chefo, C. Busse, R. O. Ritchie, and N. E. Lane, Bone, 2007.
• added 8-22-07
  • Stress-Corrosion Crack Growth of Si-Na-K-Mg-Ca-P-O Bioactive Glasses in Simulated Human Physiological Environment by D. R. Bloyer, J. M. McNaney, R. M. Cannon, E. Saiz, A. P. Tomsia, and R. O. Ritchie, Biomaterials, vol. 28, 2007, pp. 4901-4911.
• added 8-1-07
  • Course Description and updated information for CMSE 113 / CME 124 "Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials" Fall 2007.
• added 6-13-07
  • Analysis of the Material Proporties of Chondrogenic Differentiated Adipose-Derived Adult Stromal Cells (ASC) Using an In Vitro Three-dimensional Micromass Culture System by Y. Xu, G. Balooch, R. O. Ritchie, M. Chiou, E. Bakerman, and M. T. Longaker, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 359, July 2007, pp. 311-316.
  • Understanding the Deformation and Fracture of Nitinol using In Situ Synchrotron X-Ray Micro-Diffraction by A. Metha, X.-Y. Gong, V. Imbeni, A. R. Pelton, and R. O. Ritchie, Advanced Materials, 2007.
• updated 4-22-07
  • High-Cycle Fatigue of Nickel-Base Superalloy René 104 (ME3): Interaction of Microstructurally-Small Cracks with Grain Boundaries of Known Character by Y. Gao, J. S. Stölken, M. Kumar, and R. O. Ritchie, Acta Materialia, vol. 55, 2007, pp. 3155-3167.
• added 4-17-07
  • Understanding the Deformation and Fracture of Nitinol using In Situ Synchrotron X-Ray Micro-Diffraction by A. Metha, X.-Y. Gong, V. Imbeni, A. R. Pelton, and R. O. Ritchie, Advanced Materials, 2007.
    
• updated 4-11-07
  • A Micromechanical Basis for Partitioning the Evolution of Grain Bridging in Brittle Materials by J. W. Foulk III, R. M. Cannon, G. C. Johnson, P. A. Klein, and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 55, 2007, pp. 719-743.
• added 3-31-07
  
• Elastic Constants and Tensile Properties of Al2O3 by Density Functional Calculations by R. Yu, X. F. Zhang, L. C. De Jonghe, and R. O. Ritchie, Physical Review B, vol. 75, 2007, pp. 104114.
• added 3-17-07
  
• High-Cycle Fatigue of Nickel-Base Superalloy René 104 (ME3): Interaction of Microstructurally-Small Cracks with Grain Boundaries of Known Character by Y. Gao, J. S. Stölken, M. Kumar, and R. O. Ritchie, Acta Materialia, vol. 55, 2007.
• added 2-26-07
  
• Mechanisms for Fatigue of Micron-Scale Silicon Structural Films by D. H. Alsem, O. N. Pierron, E. A. Stach, C. L. Muhlstein, and R. O. Ritchie, Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 9, 2007, pp. 15-30.
• added 1-28-07
  
• Role of Alcohol on the Fracture Resistance of Teeth by R. K. Nalla, J. H. Kinney, A. P. Tomsia, and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of Dental Research, vol. 85, 2006, pp. 1022-1026.
• An Electron  Microscopy Study of Wear in Polysilicon Microelectromechanical Systems by D. H. Alsem, E. A. Stach, M. T. Dugger, M. Enachescu, and R. O. Ritchie, Thin Solid Films, vol. 515, 2007, pp. 3259-3266.
• Spring Seminar & Group Meeting Schedule
• added 1-18-07
• Course Description and References for MSE C212 / ME C225 "Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials " Spring 2007.
• added 1-11-07
• Fatigue Failure in Micron-Scale Polycrystalline Silicon Films: Influence of Environment and Surface Oxide Thickness by D. H. Alsem, R. Timmerman, B. L. Boyce, E. A. Stach, J. Th. M. De Hosson, and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 101 (1), 2007, pp. 013515.
• added 1-9-07
• A Micromechanical Basis for Partitioning the Evolution of Grain Bridging in Brittle Materials by J. W. Foulk III, R. M. Cannon, G. C. Johnson, P. A. Klein, and R. O. Ritchie, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2006.10.009, 2007.

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