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Chiral, PVA
Base case 3 mm elongation 6 mm elongation
4
3.5
3
2.5
Load (N) 1.5 2

1
0.5
0
–2 –0.5 0 2 4 6 8 10
Vertical deflection (mm)
Chiral, TPU
Base case 3 mm elongation 6 mm elongation
10
9
8
7 6
Load (N) 5 4

3
2
1
0
–2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Vertical deflection (mm)
Chiral, Pythonflex
Base case 3 mm elongation 6 mm elongation
8
7
6 5
Load (N) 4 3

2
1
0
–2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Vertical deflection (mm)
Fig. 18 Test results for chiral structures.