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TA Instruments Ltd. 5500 Multi-well plate Mechanical stimulation system
Multi-well plate Mechanical stimulation system
Advanced mechanical stimulation and characterisation of biomaterials and tissues in a compact 24 well system.
- Partner:The University of Manchester
- Facility:Biomechanical Analysis & Testing Suite
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Detailed Description
The ElectroForce® 5500 Test system combines precision with a versatile compact design to accommodate the characterisation and stimulation of tissues, biomaterials and tissue engineered constructs on a table top or inside of a standard cell culture incubator.
Uses/Applications
Ideal for mechanical studies of tissue-engineered cartilage i.e. hydrogels.
Users can import profiles that mimic tissue loading under different states such as the stress of articular cartilage during a gait cycle. Thereby it can apply precise axial loading, as well as performing multi-specimen testing.
Complex waveforms can be defined to run physiological loading protocols such as sinusoidal waveform and a custom gait waveform
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) software is available to automate the characterisation and calculation of viscoelastic material properties.