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Fig. 5.10 Free body diagram of a primary fi sh scale ( bold line ) during macroscopic bending.
Dotted lines represent left and right scales (Reprinted from Vernerey and Barthelat ( 2010 ),
Copyright (2010), with permission from Elsevier)
Fig. 5.11 Trends in fi shscale
response in terms of its
underlying microstructure
(Reprinted from Vernerey and
Barthelat ( 2010 ), Copyright
(2010), with permission from
Elsevier)
5.1 Biomechanics of Fish Scales