Research Highlights and Case Studies Videos

These research highlights and case studies videos show how researchers use CellScale systems in real biomaterials, tissue biomechanics, and mechanobiology projects. The collection includes cardiovascular biomechanics research using biaxial tissue testing and modeling, microtissue mechanical testing for spheroids and engineered constructs, hydrogel mechanical testing focused on fracture behaviour, and mechanobiology stimulation research connecting controlled loading to cell and tissue response.

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Research Highlights in Cardiovascular Biomechanics Research

These videos show how mechanical testing data analysis software supports rapid review of test datasets, stress and strain calculation, and property extraction for reporting and comparison.

Quantifying Heart Valve Tissue Mechanics to Improve Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Quantitative mechanical testing of heart valve repair tissues to support pediatric cardiac surgery.

Imaging Collagen Fiber Orientation During Biaxial Heart Valve Testing

Polarization-based imaging of collagen fiber orientation during biaxial heart valve testing.

Heart Valve Mechanical Testing and Predictive Modeling | Prof. Chung-Hao Lee

Biaxial mechanical testing and computational modeling of heart valve tissues to support predictive surgical planning.

Cardiovascular Tissue Mechanics for Aneurysm Diagnosis | KU Leuven

Biaxial mechanical testing of human cardiovascular tissues to improve aneurysm diagnosis and biomechanical modeling.

Biaxial Testing and Computational Modeling of Heart Tissue | University of Ottawa

Biaxial mechanical testing and finite element modeling of heart tissue to improve computational simulations for cardiovascular research and surgery.

Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Arterial Tissue Using the BioTester

Research highlight featuring biaxial mechanical testing of human arterial tissue using the BioTester to support vascular biomechanics and constitutive modeling.

Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiac Tissue | University of Denver

Biaxial mechanical testing of cardiac tissue to quantify regional stiffness differences and support constitutive modeling of heart mechanics.

Case Studies Videos in Microtissue Mechanical Testing

These research highlights and case studies videos cover microtissue mechanical testing approaches for spheroids, embryo aggregates, and engineered constructs, where low-force sensitivity and small specimen handling determine measurement repeatability.

Microtissue Mechanical Testing for Bone and Cartilage Repair | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Mechanical characterization of scaffold-free microtissues for bone and cartilage repair, linking stiffness, viability, and tissue fusion behaviour.

Mechanical Characterization of 3D Muscle Tissue Constructs | Kent State University

Compression testing of engineered 3D muscle tissue constructs to benchmark stiffness against native skeletal muscle.

Measuring Tissue Surface Tension in Zebrafish Embryo Aggregates | IST Austria

Micro-scale compression testing of zebrafish embryo cell aggregates to quantify tissue surface tension and mechanical changes during early development.

Mechanical Testing of Stem Cell Spheroids | Georgia Tech McDevitt Lab

Mechanical characterization of embryonic stem cell spheroids to study the relationship between aggregate stiffness and cell differentiation using micro-scale testing methods.

Research Highlights in Hydrogel Mechanical Testing

Hydrogel mechanical testing in this research highlights and case studies videos category focus on deformation and failure behaviour under controlled loading, including visual fracture comparisons used to communicate toughening strategies and crack-growth sensitivity.

Tensile Fracture Testing of Engineered Hydrogels (MIT Zhao Lab)

Tensile fracture testing of engineered hydrogels comparing reinforced and notched samples.

Case Studies in Mechanobiology Stimulation Research

The below mechanobiology stimulation research video shows how controlled mechanical loading is applied to cultured cells to quantify morphology and gene expression responses under defined strain histories.

Mechanical Stimulation of Intervertebral Disc Cells | Western University

Mechanical stimulation of cultured intervertebral disc cells to study cell morphology and gene expression responses to controlled loading.

Additional Research Highlights and Case Studies Videos

Custom Pressure–Volume Control System for Lung Mechanics Testing

Custom pressure–volume control system developed for ex vivo lung mechanics testing across mouse and pig models.

Mechanical Testing of Corneal Tissue for Keratoconus Research | IROC Zurich

Mechanical testing of corneal tissue to quantify stiffness changes associated with keratoconus and corneal crosslinking treatments.

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