Technologies

A tissue culture system has been developed involving uniaxial and biaxial bioreactors. Our novel system offers a way to pre-stretch tissues and cell-seeded membranes and transfer them to a bioreactor or mechanical testing system in a highly convenient and minimally disruptive way. This invention facilitates pre-stretching membranes in preparation for seeding cells or mechanical testing. Once pre-stretched, this invention allows imaging during the cell-seeding process. The prestretched membrane can then be transferred to a bioreactor with minimal disturbance (bending, twisting, stretching, etc.) to the membrane.

Research Interests

• Biomechanical Factors in Medical Device Design
• Multi-scale Experimental and Computational Biomechanics
• Mechanical Characterization of Tissues and Tissue Engineered Constructs
• Orthopedic Biomechanics