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Figure 2. Mechanical and biochemical properties of ear and nasal cartilage. (A–D) Summary of mechanical (Ein, σ max , Eeq, t 1/2 ) and (E–H) biochemical parameters (DNA, sGAG, HYP and ELN) measured for ear and nasoseptal cartilage. Cartilage subtype is significantly different for all measured variables, except hydroxyproline ( p <0.05). As nasoseptal cartilage is known to contain no elastin [143], elastin is quantified for ear samples only. 34 CHAPTER 2