Research Article

Comprehensive Biomechanism of Impact Resistance in the Cat’s Paw Pad

Table 2

Means and SD of energy dissipation and elasticity modulus at particular loads, for different vibration frequencies.

Frequency (Hz)Elasticity modulus (Mpa) at loads ofEnergy dissipation (%)
50N100N

0.116.52 (1.38)14.83 (3.14)29.19 (4.13)
1.17.96 (2.56)15.33 (2.83)31.28 (5.54)
118.21 (2.87)16.18 (1.65)27.67 (3.87)

Values in parentheses are the standard deviations (SD). Parameter does not show statistically significant difference between loading frequencies.