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. 2014 Oct 15;217(20):3677–3687. doi: 10.1242/jeb.105114

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Fig. 5. — Images of the finite element simulations of the tensile test transversal 3 using CGI and CGII. (A,B) CGI (top view), (C, D) CGII (side view), (A,C) non-deformed cuticle (green and red) on a latex membrane (grey), (B,D) deformed cuticle after stretching the latex membrane approximately 23.2%, and the adjustment of the Young's modulus of the cuticle to B, 34.5 MPa; D, 2 MPa. The insets in C and D show details of the cuticle geometry. In C and D, the surroundings of CGII are hidden to show the deformation of the thin epicuticle layer.