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. 2014 May 27;5:3894. doi: 10.1038/ncomms4894

Figure 6. Effect of the layered composite architecture (level III) on the fang’s macroscopic stiffness (level IV).

Figure 6

(a) Fang wall structure as a function of increasing β and ω. (b,c) Effect of variations in β and ω on the penetration stiffness (K1) and the perpendicular stiffness (K3). The results are normalized by the maximal stiffness values.