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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2004 Jul 15;70(1):56–65. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.30012

TABLE III.

Effect of Hybrid/Exposed Collagen Layer Thickness on Stress Concentration at the d/a Interface Subjected to a Tension of 20 MPa

Hybrid Layer Thickness (μm) Von Mises Stress
Maximum Principal Stress
Concentration Zone Area (μm2) Stress Range (MPa) Concentration Zone Area (μm2) Stress Range (MPa)
2 0.48 76.4–61.2 0.39 78.0–62.4
4 1.45 75.6–60.5 1.38 76.7–61.4
6 2.59 75.9–60.8 2.28 76.9–61.6
8 4.28 76.8–61.4 4.00 77.7–62.2
10 6.00 77.1–61.7 5.60 78.0–62.5