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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2016 Feb 10;59:322–336. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.02.011

Table 4.

Critical energy release rate values from fibrous cap delamination tests

Critical energy release rate Gc (N/mm)
Specimen FC1 FC2 FC3 FC4 FC5 FC6
Cycles 1–3 0.23 0.24 0.695 0.132 0.217 0.229
Cycles 4–6 0.294 0.199 — — — 0.167
Cycles 7–9 — — — — — 0.133