Evaluation of the Physical Properties of Biological Tissues

User Benefits

- Physical properties of moist and flexible biological tissues and biomaterials can be measured. - The elastic modulus can be evaluated and the hardness can be compared regardless of the size and shape of the specimen.

Introduction

Various research institutes and companies are conducting intensive research into therapeutic applications of regenerative medicine. In recent years, various organoids that reproduce properties close to those of living organs have attracted attention, and they are expected to provide innovative treatments for various organ failures that are difficult to treat in modern medicine. Those organoids that reproduce the organ function must be cultured in three dimensions, and scaffold materials for cell engraftment are considered to be one of the important elements for proper tissue culture. The hardness of scaffold materials used in cell culture is an important element in culture, and there are cases where cell characteristics change according to the hardness of scaffold. The elastic modulus of the specimen is correlated with the hardness. The higher the elastic modulus, the harder the specimen, and the lower the elastic modulus, the softer it is. This article introduces an example of quantitative evaluation of the hardness of scaffold materials and chicken liver by elastic modulus using micro autograph MST.

October 30, 2025 GMT