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                                      Re-entrant, PVA

                              Base case  3 mm elongation  6 mm elongation
                       12
                       10
                        8
                  Load (N)  6

                        4
                        2
                        0
                 –2       0       2      4       6       8      10
                                      Vertical deflection (mm)
                                       Re-entrant, TPU

                              Base case  3 mm elongation  6 mm elongation
                12
                10
                 8
               Load (N)  6

                 4
                 2
                 0
                   0        2         4         6        8         10
                                         Vertical deflection (mm)
                                    Re-entrant, Pythonflex
                              Base case  3 mm elongation  6 mm elongation
                      14
                      12
                      10
                       8
                Load (N)  6 4


                       2
                       0
                –2       0       2        4       6        8       10
                      –2
                                       Vertical deflection (mm)
          Fig. 15 Test results for re-entrant structures.
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