Figure 5.

Evolution of in-plane tensile strains with dimensionless sinking depth (p/r) at contact (L1) and suspended (L2, L3, and L4) regions. (a) Shown are the areal strains within the outer leaflet. (b) Shown are the areal strains within the inner leaflet. (c) Shown is the comparison of the maximal areal strains in the inner and outer leaflets of the bilayer membrane. (d) Shown is the maximal uniaxial strain in the cell wall. Data are for the soft envelope configuration with a pillar diameter and pattern spacing of 60 and 180 nm, respectively.