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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2012 Aug 17;33(33):8529–8539. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.07.028

Fig. 3. Mechanical compression test of gelatin tubing.

Fig. 3

(A) A custom-made chamber was filled with PBS (1) and the gelatin tube was placed horizontally (2). Lateral compression was initiated using a 3 mm wide indenter (3) The load-deformation curve and break points of transverse failure (B), axial failure (C) and the characteristic rupture of the tube after loading (B1-C1) are shown. The graphs present data for mechanical deformation (D), ultimate load (E) and stiffness (F).