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. 2004 Apr;93(4):443–453. doi: 10.1093/aob/mch062

Table 4.

Influence of choice of cell wall thickness on Young’s modulus determined by modelling

Chosen wall thickness (nm) Estimated Young’s modulus (GPa)
100 2.9
126 2.3
150 1.9
200 1.4

Base case of mean Young’s modulus of 2.3 GPa with a wall thickness of 126 nm.