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60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Strain (%)
FIGURE 6.6
A typical stress-strain curve for tendon. (Adapted from Rigby, B.J. et al. 1959.
J. Gen. Physiol.
43:265-283.)
TABLE 6.3
Elastic Properties of Collagen and Elastic Fibers
Modulus of Elasticity
(MPa)
Tensile Strength
(MPa)
Ultimate Elongation
(%)
Fibers
Collagen
1000
50-100
10
Elastin
0.6
1
100
Source:
Adapted from Park, J.B. and Lakes, R.S. 1992.
Biomaterials: An
Introduction
, 2nd ed., pp. 185-222, Plenum Press, New York.
5
Perpendicular to
cranio-caudal median
4
Parallel to cranio-caudal
median
3
2
1
Abdominal
human skin
0
0
20
40
60
Strain (%)
FIGURE 6.7
Stress-strain curves of human abdominal skin. (Adapted from Daly, C.H. 1966.
The Biomechanical
Characteristics of Human Skin
. PhD thesis, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.)
