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. 2014 Apr 9;4:e28764. doi: 10.4161/biom.28764

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Figure 8. Characterization of the coating adhesion: (A) Schematic representation of the pull out test set up. (B) Force-displacement curves for PVA and PE threads pulled out of a PVA cross-linked matrix. (C) Force-strain curves for PVA pre-coated bundles pulled out of a cross-linked matrix of PVA or PVA/HA (R = 0.2).