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Table 2. Material properties of different byssus (σ_M is the average maximum tensile strength; ε_M is the average maximum extensibility until failure; d is the average diameter of byssus; five samples for each condition).

Samples	σ_M,MPa	ε_M,%	d, mm
Native byssus of P. fucata	66.9 ± 8.6	45.4 ± 5.8	~0.19
EDTA-treated byssus	27.2 ± 5.8	23.2 ± 16.0	~0.19
Ca²⁺ restored treated byssus	64.1 ± 12.0	40.2 ± 13.2	~0.19
Threads from M. californianus³²	73.3 ± 5.7	109 ± 3	~0.25
Threads from M. edulis, fresh hydrated²⁴	62.1 ± 8.9	>100	~0.13
Threads from T. maxima¹⁴	32 ± 9	28 ± 6	~0.10

Table 2. Material properties of different byssus (σM is the average maximum tensile strength; εM is the average maximum extensibility until failure; d is the average diameter of byssus; five samples for each condition).