Researchers at Kent State University study the mechanical properties of engineered skeletal muscle constructs to support applications in regenerative medicine and cultured meat research.
In this interview, Jess Kreiger from the lab of Prof. Min-Ho Kim explains how micro-scale compression testing is used to quantify the stiffness of 3D muscle tissue constructs grown in vitro. By comparing stress–strain behavior of engineered constructs to native muscle, the team evaluates how cell composition and biochemical treatments influence functional tissue properties.
This work highlights how mechanical testing guides optimization of tissue engineering protocols and validation against physiological benchmarks.
