Figure 4.

Illustration of the effect of μBeads on the rupture threshold of fibrous cap laboratory models of different stiffness and varying μBeads diameters at constant concentration (1 % weight). (Left) True stress vs True strain curves up to rupture and bar plots of ultimate stress and strain of the soft models (DowsilEE-3200, shear modulus μ_Dow= 40kPa); (Right) True stress vs True strain curves up to rupture and bar plots of ultimate stress and strain of the stiff models (Sylgard170, shear modulus μ₁₇₀= 400kPa). Error bars represent standard deviation