This video demonstrates the types of micro-scale mechanical tests that can be performed using the CellScale MicroTester (formerly called the MicroSquisher) testing system.
By comparing familiar macro-scale tests with micro-scale equivalents, the video highlights how similar testing modes can be applied across orders of magnitude in force and displacement. Examples include compression of hydrogel microspheres, tensile testing of spider thread, and bending tests on individual human hairs.
Micro-scale mechanical testing enables quantitative characterization of soft and delicate specimens that require ultra-low force resolution, making it well suited for biomaterials, microstructures, and filamentous materials.
