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Figure 4. Micro-aspiration produces complex patterns of stretch and compression.Maps of the three principal stretch ratios, λi, for different values of α and different aspirated lengths ‘L’ (relative to channel radius, ‘Rc’), and no friction between the tissue and the channel. Only half of the channel is shown because the model was axisymmetric. The plots were cropped as indicated by dotted lines in the insets (‘Ch’: channel; ‘Em’: embryo). Deformations outside of the enlarged region were low and nearly uniform. Note that the color scales differ for different principal stretches, and for different aspirated lengths. Image published in: von Dassow M et al. (2010) von Dassow et al. Creative Commons Attribution license Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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