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Biological analogs of mechanical spring. (A) Mechanical spring with and without force (f) loading where L is the resting length and Δx is the displacement with stress; (B) biological analog of the metal spring, alpha-helix with and without force loading; and (C) other protein domains that may be treated as springs.
