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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2012 Jan 30;9:163–183. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.01.010

Table 4.

Changes in aponeurosis separation (mm) for the shortened contracting muscles showing the effects of material properties and pennation angle.

Change in
aponeurosis
separation (mm)
Constant
volume
(hydrostatic
fluid)
Softer
material
Stiffer
material
Vertical
reinforced
material
25° top fiber −0.6891 1.4324 0.3471 1.4818
middle fiber −2.0664 −0.3405 1.4388 −0.3241
47° top fiber −2.1764 −0.8509 −0.3131 0.3437
middle fiber −1.9594 −1.8039 −1.1507 −0.5504