Uniaxial Mechanical Response
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Mechanical Stimulation of Stem Cells Using Cyclic Uniaxial Strain
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2007
It is widely understood that mechanical forces in the body can influence cell differentiation and proliferation. Here we present a video protocol demonstrating the use of a custom-built bioreactor for delivering uniaxial cyclic tensile strain to stem cells cultured on flexible micropatterned substrates.
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A Coupled Experiment-finite Element Modeling Methodology for Assessing High Strain Rate Mechanical Response of Soft Biomaterials
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2015
The current study prescribes a coupled experiment-finite element simulation methodology to obtain the uniaxial dynamic mechanical response of soft biomaterials (brain, liver, tendon, fat, etc.). The multiaxial experimental results that arose because of specimen bulging obtained from Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar testing were rendered to a uniaxial true stress-strain behavior when simulated through iterative optimization of the finite element analysis of the biomaterial.
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Cell-matrix's Response to Mechanical Forces
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2023
In animal cells, the extracellular matrix allows cells within tissues to withstand external stresses and transmits signals from the outside of the cell to the inside. The extracellular matrix is extensive, and its composition varies between different types of tissues. For example, the reticular fibers and ground substance make up the ECM in loose connective tissue, while collagen and bone minerals make up the ECM of bone tissue. Anchoring junctions mechanically attach a cell to the...
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Applying a Three-dimensional Uniaxial Mechanical Stimulation Bioreactor System to Induce Tenogenic Differentiation of Tendon-Derived Stem Cells
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2020
A three-dimensional uniaxial mechanical stimulation bioreactor system is an ideal bioreactor for tenogenic-specific differentiation of tendon-derived stem cells and neo-tendon formation.
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Mouse Lumbar Vertebra Uniaxial Compression Testing with Embedding of the Loading Surface
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2023
In this protocol, two approaches are described to make uniaxial compression testing of mouse lumbar vertebrae more attainable. First, the conversion of a three-point bending machine to a compression testing machine is described. Second, an embedding method for preparing the loading surface that uses bone cement is adapted for mouse lumbar vertebrae.
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Stress-strain data distinguish stiffness from the later stages of deformation. The elastic region indicates reversible behavior, whereas plastic deformation identifies changes that remain after unloading. The yield point marks the transition between these regimes, and failure describes the point at which the material or tissue can no longer sustain the applied load. Together, these features support mechanical comparisons.
Tension and compression apply load in opposite directions along the same axis, allowing researchers to examine how a specimen responds under each mode. Comparing the resulting stress and strain data can show whether mechanical behavior depends on the direction of loading. This distinction is useful when evaluating biological tissues, scaffolds, hydrogels, or implant materials exposed to different mechanical conditions.
Mechanical behavior reflects how a material or tissue is organized and what it contains. Changes in structure or composition can alter stiffness, deformation, yield behavior, or failure, while disease may shift these responses away from those of native tissue. Measuring the response therefore provides a way to connect altered material properties with changes in biological function.
A controlled loading test produces paired measurements of applied stress and resulting strain. Examining their relationship identifies how strongly a specimen resists deformation and whether its response remains elastic, progresses into plastic deformation, reaches yield, or ends in failure. These results provide quantitative mechanical properties for comparing materials, tissues, and engineered biological systems.
Researchers can measure cells, soft tissues, scaffolds, and hydrogels using comparable stress-strain observations, then assess how closely engineered systems reproduce native mechanical behavior. Differences may indicate changes in stiffness, deformation, yield, or failure. Such comparisons help evaluate whether a designed material provides a mechanically appropriate environment or performs differently from its biological counterpart.
In bioengineering, measured mechanical properties inform biomaterial selection, tissue modeling, and device design. They also help evaluate implant materials and assess how disease or engineering changes affect function. By linking load-bearing behavior with biological requirements, uniaxial measurements provide evidence for comparing candidate systems and determining whether their mechanical performance is suitable for a particular application.