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The DMA and tensile testing protocol for each specimen strip. *Indicated the small manual adjustments to fine tune the desired preload levels. Based on the predicted stress-relaxation that occurs in most soft tissue, the strip first was brought to a load 35% higher than the target preload (either 0.04 or 0.10 N) before the manual adjustment. This is indicated by the initial stress overshoot in the figure.
