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Access our gallery of 3D models. They all can be visualised directly in the gallery. Some models can be downloaded in high resolution for visualisation in Virtual or Augmented Reality (VR/AR).

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Supplementary visual material from publications

You will find here high resolution images, videos and 3D models associated to specific publications. The publications are listed in reverse chronological order.

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Imaging collagen 3D network architecture in large samples with unmatched high-resolution

We developed a simple and robust method of whole-mount collagen staining that provides visualisation of collagen 3D network architecture, via confocal or light-sheet microscopy, with unmatched resolution. Check here the (very) high-resolution images published in the original article: ‘High-Resolution Imaging of Collagen 3D Network Architecture in Very Large Samples’ Grigorii Timin & Michel C. Milinkovitch – iSciences 26, 106452 (2023).

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Biomechanics and functional morphology of the elephant trunk

Using high-resolution motion capture and functional morphology analyses, we have shown that elephants evolved strategies which reduce the biomechanical complexity of their trunk. We also revealed with unprecedented precision the functional anatomy of the African and Asian elephant trunks using medical imaging and macro-scale serial sectioning. Check here the summary video, the behaviours (videos), the kinematic strategies (videos and virtual animations) and the anatomy of the trunk (medical imaging, serial sections and 3D mesh reconstructions), as well as a virtual-reality (VR) 360° video. These are all supplementary materials for the original article: ‘Elephants evolved strategies reducing the biomechanical complexity of their trunk’ Paule Dagenais, Sean Hensman, Valérie Haechler & Michel C. Milinkovitch – Current Biology, Vol. 31, (August 2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.029.