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CellScale’s blog shares insights from real-world biomaterials research, mechanical education resources, and product development focused on the mechanical testing of soft tissues.

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A 3D-bioprinted osteosarcoma model

Research Highlights

Peer-reviewed research and application-driven studies featuring CellScale instruments. Here you will find posts related to mechanical testing of soft tissues, mechanical properties of hydrogels, tensile testing of soft biomaterials, compression modulus measurement for gels, and more.

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Educational Resources

Evergreen educational content for classroom and training courses, explaining how to test biomaterials mechanically, experimental setup guidance, mechanical testing method explainers, and more.

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Product & Resource Updates

Announcements and technical updates related to CellScale products and tools. Product releases and upgrades, software and accessory updates, and new technical resources and documentation.

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Updates from CellScale and the global research community, including conference participation, events, webinars, and company announcements and milestones.

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The Tools Behind the Research

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CellScale instruments support precise mechanical testing and controlled mechanical stimulation of soft tissues, biomaterials, and cell-seeded constructs across a wide range of research applications.

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UniVert

Versatile benchtop mechanical tester for tension, compression, pressure, peel, shear, torsion, and more testing of soft tissues and biomaterials.

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BioTester

Biaxial mechanical testing of planar tissues, membranes, and engineered constructs in physiologically relevant loading modes.

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MicroTester

Micro-scale mechanical testing of soft tissues, fibers, and micro-mechanical biomaterials where high sensitivity and precision are required.

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MechanoCulture T6

Uniaxial tensile testing of soft biomaterials and 3D cell-seeded matrices in a sterile fluid environment, enabling cyclic or static stretch protocols during culture.

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MechanoCulture J1

Multi-sample uniaxial tensile stimulation system with integrated load cells, enabling parallel force- or displacement-controlled stretching of cells and tissues in culture.

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MechanoCulture TX

Multi-well uniaxial compression stimulation system for cell-seeded constructs and biomaterials, supporting programmable cyclic or static compressive loading.

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MechanoCulture TR

High-throughput hydrostatic pressure stimulation system with independent wells, enabling cyclic or static pressurization of cultured samples.

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Read the Science

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Read overviews of peer-reviewed publications featuring CellScale systems.

Biomechanical Remodeling of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms Across the 5-cm Surgical Threshold

Ghadie N, Labrosse M, Boodhwani M

JTCVS Open

BioTester

Biaxial Testing

Vascular Tissue Engineering & Mechanics

2026

Bioprinting of a human neuron model for quantifying pollutant toxicity

Yao E, Chen S, Lu G, Sun C, Nguyen QT

International Journal of Bioprinting

MicroTester

Compression TestingMicro-Mechanical Testing

3D Bioprinting & Bioink Materials TestingHydrogel Mechanical TestingNeural Tissue & CNS MechanicsOrganoid and Tissue Mimetic Systems

2026

Inflammation-Responsive baicalin-delivering glycocalyx-mimetic hydrogel-functionalized bioprosthetic valve for antithrombosis and immunomodulation

Chen L, Feng Y, Huang X, et al.

Acta Biomaterialia

BioTester

Tensile Testing

Drug Screening & Drug Delivery MechanicsECM & Decellularized Matrix MechanicsHeart Valve Tissue Engineering & MechanicsHydrogel Mechanical TestingStimuli Responsive Hydrogels Characterization

2026

High and intermittent hydrostatic pressure promotes maturation of engineered cardiac tissues derived from human pluripotent stem cells

Maihemuti W, Murata K, Jimba T, et al.

Stem Cell Reports

MechanoCulture TR

Hydrated and Temperature Controlled TestingHydrostatic Pressure TestingPressure Testing

Cardiac Tissue Engineering & MechanicsMechanotransductionOrganoid and Tissue Mimetic Systems

2026

Hydrostatic Compressive Stress Promotes MC3T3-E1 Cell Proliferation Through ROCK-Dependent Regulation of Cyclin D1 and CDK4

Cai Y, Qiang M, Zhang K, et al.

Experimental Cell Research

MechanoCulture TR

Hydrated and Temperature Controlled TestingHydrostatic Pressure TestingPressure Testing

Bone Tissue Engineering & MechanicsMechanotransduction

2026

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