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    • Simulated byssus threads of a mussel.
    Rights: Dr Zhao Qin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Published 16 September 2013 Size: 630 KB Referencing Hub media

    A simulation snapshot of the mechanical response of the network of byssus threads after a mussel is subjected to impact force.

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