Figure 6:

(a) Variation of network strength, σ_c, with the cross-link number density, ρ_b, for fibrous (blue, open symbols) and cellular (red, filled circles) networks. For the fibrous networks, symbols of same type indicate networks of same density. For the cellular networks, the network density is kept constant for all cases shown here. The inset shows the mean tortuosity introduced in cellular networks as ρ_b varies at constant ρ. In all these models, fibers are cylindrical, of same D and L₀. The data in (a) is replotted in (b) versus the network density, ρ.