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Schematic diagram depicting the cross section of the binding sites of water with a collagen fibril, not to scale. (A) Four water molecules per three collagen residues. (B) Nonfreezing and freezing bound water layers surrounding the collagen fibril. Image adapted from Fullerton and Amurao.49
