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- Current testing methods for soft materials often use compression grips, which can damage delicate materials.
- We developed a vacuum-assisted anchor (VAA) to securely hold soft tissues during tensile testing without causing harm.
- Using the VAA, we successfully tested fibrin gels, revealing significant differences in mechanical properties based on varying fibrinogen concentrations.
Article Abstract
Current commercial tensile testing systems use spring-loaded or other compression-based grips to clamp materials in place posing a problem for very soft or delicate materials that cannot withstand this mechanical clamping force. In order to perform uniaxial tensile tests on soft tissues or materials, we have created a novel vacuum-assisted anchor (VAA). Fibrin gels were subjected to uniaxial extension, and the testing data was used to determine material mechanical properties. Utilizing the VAA, we achieved successful tensile breaks of soft fibrin gels while finding statistically significant differences between the mechanical properties of gels fabricated at two different fibrinogen concentrations.
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