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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: Craniofac Growth Ser. 2009 Mar;46:427–450.

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Data measured during ex vivo tests on the surfaces of porcine discs. A: Data shown are for time during Cycle 1 of indenter translation on disc pair 22 (R = right, L = left). Discs 22R and 22L were oriented with medial aspect over pressure transducer #1. Compressive stresses (MPa) are plotted on vertical axes and color-coded according to the key. B: Instantaneous tractional force and thickness data recorded for disc pair 22. Indenter position (x) and velocity (✱) were the same for all discs. Instantaneous tractional forces (Discs 22, R = ■, L = □) and disc thickness (Discs 22, R = ◆, L = ◇) were recorded during movement.