Tensile data.xls

COLUMN A – Animal number (1 or 2) COLUMN B – Tendon type: common digital extensor (e) or superficial digital flexor (f) COLUMN C – Fibril number COLUMN D – Length in micrometers of prepared fibril segment before pull-to-rupture COLUMN E – Dried fibril segment cross-sectional area in micrometers squared COLUMN F – Cantilever number COLUMN G – Rupture strain in percent COLUMN H – Rupture stress in Mega Pascal with respect to the dry cross-sectional area of the fibril COLUMN I – Toughness in Mega Joules per meter cube obtained by integrating the stress-stain curve (File 3) COLUMN J – High strain modulus in Mega Pascal obtained by linear least-square fit of the last 10% of the stress-strain curve (File 3) COLUMN K – Error on the high strain modulus in Mega Pascal obtained by linear least-square fit of the last 10% of the stress-strain curve (File 3)