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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Funct Mater. 2015 Sep 18;25(39):6205–6217. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201501760

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Mechanical characterization and computational analysis of the pathways. a) Tensile strength measurements on 3D printed materials reveal the influence of the printing orientation (physical cue direction) on the ultimate tensile strength. b) Von Mises stress (σ) distribution in the nerve pathway under a tensile load applied to the distal ends of the nerve (σmax = 0.41 MPa). c) Von Mises stress (σ) distribution in the nerve pathway under a torsional load applied to the distal ends of the nerve (σmax = 0.61 MPa).