Research Article

Nanomechanical Characterization of Canine Femur Bone for Strain Rate Sensitivity in the Quasistatic Range under Dry versus Wet Conditions

Figure 3

(a) Elastic modulus and (b) hardness ranks averaged over six specimens for each condition (wet, dry) and loading/unloading rate (10, 100, and 1000 μN/s). Bars represent 95% confidence intervals. Different asterisks number/color show significant differences between groups ( ).
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