Design and construction of a novel measurement device for mechanical characterization of hydrogels: A case study.

Natural biopolymer-based hydrogels especially agarose and collagen gels, considering their biocompatibility with cells and their capacity to mimic biological tissues, have widely been used for in-vitro experiments and tissue engineering applications in recent years; nevertheless their mechanical pro...

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Main Authors: Shayan Shahab, Mehran Kasra, Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247727