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A computational framework for the morpho-elastic development of molluskan shells by surface and volume growth

Fig 3

The kinematics of growth.

The observed deformation gradient, F, is composed of an incompatible growth component, Fg, and another incompatible, but elastic component, Fe, which restores compatibility of F.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007213.g003