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FIGURE 1.
The thickness of the intact wall and of each layer
FIGURE 2.
Cauchy stress for the circumferential axis (A) and the longitudinal axis (B) for the intact wall and for each layer at a stretch of 25%
FIGURE 3.
Young's modulus for the circumferential axis (A) and the longitudinal axis (B) for the intact wall and for each layer at a stretch of 25%
FIGURE 4.
The mechanical characteristics of the porcine aortic wall and of each layer at uniaxial stretching in the circumferential axis until failure. A, Ultimate stress. B, Stretch ratio.
FIGURE 3.
Spearman correlation between sample thickness and stretch ratio (A) and ultimate stress (B)