Natural stiffening increases flaw tolerance of biological fibers
Many fibers in biomaterials such as tendon, elastin, or silk feature a nonlinear stiffening behavior of the stress-strain relationship, where the rigidity of the material increases severely as the material is being stretched. Here we show that such nonlinear stiffening is beneficial for a fiber'...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society,
2013-01-07T21:55:20Z.
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