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. 2011 Feb 3;6(1):114. doi: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-114

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Schematic configuration/structure changings of the gel network. Aggregates in the form of NCA can exhibit a polymer-like elastic behavior under small deformation. While under large deformation, aggregates will experience destruction, reconstruction, and agglomeration and cannot recover the initial structure.