Table 1.
The predicted size and properties at different hierarchical levels of the mineralized tendon fibre based on the quasi-self-similar hierarchical model with Θp = 35%.
| level n | hn/h0 | hn/hn − 1 | ρn | ln/ln − 1 | En/Em | Sn/σm | Γn/γm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | — | 7.14E + 01 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2.42E + 01 | 24.2 | 2.22E + 01 | 7.52 | 4.22E − 01 | 2.22E − 01 | 5.66E + 00 |
| 2 | 3.81E + 02 | 15.7 | 6.91E + 00 | 4.90 | 8.54E − 02 | 6.91E − 02 | 4.26E + 01 |
| 3 | 2.24E + 03 | 5.90 | 2.15E + 00 | 1.84 | 9.96E − 03 | 2.15E − 02 | 2.09E + 02 |
| 4 | 4.26E + 03 | 1.90 | — | — | 9.96E − 04 | 6.69E − 03 | 3.83E + 02 |