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. 2013 Apr 17;8(4):e61100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061100

Table 6. Maximum load before and after cyclic testing for spider silk sutures comprised of 3×120 single fibres with an increase in strain between the first and last cycle.

Single testing Cyclic testing
n 12 10
failure load (N) 5.92 6.35
SD 1.16 0.52
increase of strain (mm/mm) 0.072
SD 0.015