Standardized tensile testing of soft tissue using a 3D printed clamping system.

ABSTRACT: Biomechanical testing of soft tissues forms the backbone in the experimental validation of tissue engineering and for modelling purposes. The standardized testing of soft tissues requires different experimental protocols and fixtures compared to hard tissues or non-biological materials due to their characteristics. Some of the most commonly-used clamping methods for soft tissue testing affect the tissues' mechanical properties as chemicals are involved to decelerate degradation and autolysis. Moreover, they are unsuitable for standardized and high-throughput testing. Material slippage is also a recurrent unwanted influence on the testing routine with impact on measurement validity. Addressing these issues, this protocol presents a clamping system for simplified testing of biological soft t

SUBMITTER: Scholze M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041186 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature