3-Point Bending Tests: Effects of
Demineralization on Bone Stiffness
Name: Kiersten Craig
Class: BE 210
The hypothesis of this experiment is that Cal-Ex de-mineralized bones will have a lower Young’s Modulus than that of control bones maintained in de-ionized water. A sub-aim is to investigate percent demineralization of me is bones that have been de-mineralized for only 5 hours to see if this amount of is sufficient to create a statistically significant change in the Young’s Modulus.