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With precision and reliability, CellScale is your ultimate partner for advancing biomaterials innovation.
Our machines include the features you need and free lifetime technical support.
Mechanical Test Machines
CellScale’s test machines are optimized for characterizing the mechanical properties of biomaterials. Features like environmental chambers and imaging are integral system functions, not afterthoughts. For needs ranging from micro-scale compression to biaxial tension, trust CellScale’s systems to provide cutting edge results.
UniVert – tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and pressure testing
MicroTester – micro-scale mechanical testing
BioTester– planar biaxial testing
Cell & Tissue Stimulation Machines
CellScale’s stimulation machines provide insights into the response of cells and tissues to mechanical stimulation. In addition to our standard products, CellScale also has extensive experience in developing custom solutions.
MechanoCulture J1 – 6 specimen tension
MechanoCulture TX – 6 specimen compression
MechanoCulture TR – 9 specimen hydrostatic
MechanoCulture T6 – 6 specimen tension
UniVert
Precision Mechanical Test Machine on Your Lab Bench
The UniVert universal material testing machine provides critical mechanical property data for research in natural tissues, 3D bio-printed structures, orthopedic devices, and more.
The compact size and budget-friendly price of the UniVert S makes it possible to access testing capabilities exactly when and where they’re needed. The larger force capacities and extended range of the UniVert 1kN and 10kN are suitable for a wide range of materials.
Key Features
- Quality, cost-effective testing in a compact design
- User-friendly with easy-to-change fixtures and load cells for various applications
- Integrated imaging for test visualization, analysis, and presentation
- Comprehensive user interface software for straightforward, cyclic, relaxation, and multi-modal testing with immediate feedback
- Integrated environmental chambers
- Optional secondary axes for shear, torsion, or pressure testing
MicroTester
Superior Micro-Scale Mechanical Test Machine
Enhanced for smaller samples, the MicroTester offers improved force resolution, streamlined test setups, and exceptional visual feedback. It’s ideal for a wide range of applications, from tiny tissue samples to testing the properties of hydrogel microspheres, cell spheroids, and engineered microtissues.
- Compression, tension, bending, indentation and shear testing
- Piezo-electric actuators with 0.1µm resolution
- Optional second axis imaging
- Force resolution down to 10nN
- High resolution CCD imaging
- Integrated temperature-controlled media bath
- Fully featured user interface software for simple, cyclic, relaxation, and multi-modal testing with real-time feedback
BioTester – Biaxial Test Machine
Fully Equipped and Optimized for Biomaterials
The BioTester is a specialized biaxial testing machine engineered to meet the unique demands of biomaterials. Its capabilities are critical for comprehending the mechanical behavior of biomaterials, which often exhibit directionally dependent microstructures. The BioTester streamlines biaxial testing, enabling users to concentrate on results, rather than the complexities of the testing process.
Key Features
- Four high performance actuators with inline load cells for precise measurements
- Multiple mounting options, including the patented BioRakes, ensuring quick and dependable specimen setup
- Versatile control protocols: displacement, force, or image-based strain
- Built-in temperature-controlled media bath for sample integrity
- Comprehensive software for straightforward, cyclic, and multi-modal testing, complete with immediate feedback
Comments from the field
I purchased the Cell Scale biaxial device in my first year as an Assistant Professor. It allowed my first graduate student to start collecting data from day one rather than spend the time to design, build, and validate a custom device first.