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Professor Xuanhe Zhao @ProfZhaoMIT and his global team publishes this article on @ScienceAdvances involving the CellScale UStretch. Read about their solution to bond wet #conductingpolymers on diverse substrates using various fabrication approaches. bit.ly/2LqJdUO
ALT Tensile test with the CellScale UStretch
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We have launched the newest product to the Cell Stimulation line! Introducing the MechanoCulture J1 - 6 independent mechanical stimulation protocols each in their own fluid chamber. Read about the options here: bit.ly/2xKV5Ot
#uniaxial #tensiontest #tissueengineering
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300 customer #publications! Thank you to our customers for your support, and congratulations on your success!
Read the full list here, filtered by instrument and date.
cellscale.com/publications/
#journals #biomaterials #tissueengineering #materialscience
#tbt We're gonna assume most of your research labs are shut down now during this pandemic. What do you miss most about working in the lab?
Check out this video of the MicroTester measuring the micro-force of a "beating" #cardiomyocyte fibre. The testing setup is a 3-pt bend. Do this and 4 other test modes with the MTG2. cellscale.com/products/micro…
#biomaterials #mechanicaltest #tissueengineering
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How do you define #aldente? With Young's Modulus of course! We put cooked pasta to a tension test with the UniVert here: bit.ly/352D8ad
#mechanicaltest #workfromhome
We proudly present a compilation of research publications by Dr. Chung-Hao Lee from @OUAME. With the CellScale BioTester, Dr. Lee has done extensive research on #cardiovascular #biomechanical modeling and tissue mechanics. Read more here: bit.ly/2XOR06l
Tension Testing for Biomaterials - Tips and Tricks
Do you have to do a #mechanical test for your specimen but am not sure where to start? Check out a quick guide here: bit.ly/3adfIjp #tension #biomaterials
Dr. Michael Tam from @UWaterloo created cellulose aerogel beads that can efficiently and quickly remove copper from wastewater. View how mechanically robust they are here:
bit.ly/2wCPLvS #absorbents #heavymetal #pollution
Matt Brunsting dishes out the fun in #mechanical testing, this time involving Play-Doh and a curious 3 year old! bit.ly/3b3a056 #CellScale #UniVert #compression
Prof. Dr. Andreas Nüssler and his team from Eberhard Karls University @uni_tue developed scaffolds that mimic the stiffness of a healthy and diseased #liver tissue. Read more about how liver cells seeded onto these scaffolds reacted here: bit.ly/34mxJum
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Fun with CellScale 1: Mechanical Testing of Toilet Paper
We put 2 leading brands of #tp to the test with the CellScale #UniVert. bit.ly/2V1CANs
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The VitroFlo online shop is live! Browse our selection of cell culture well plates and pair it with our programmatic rocker to create #physiological flow without pumps or tubes! #microfluidics
vitroflo.com/shop
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Multiparamatric Analysis of Tissue Spheroids (TS) - the latest of our customers' publication highlights! Read more about Dr. Elena Bulanova's work @3D_bioprinting on a protocol for fabricating TS with controllable features for any cell line. bit.ly/3bwh5uO
In our latest blog post, we feature Dr. Li Liu from Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine who used rapid electrical pacing to promote maturation of hiPSC-derived #cardiomyocytes in self-organized tissue rings. bit.ly/2QFAnWu @osaka_univ_e
Did you know that CellScale provides customized instruments? Here we've created 6 independent wells for our MechanoCulture T6, allowing different buffer solutions for wet tension testing. Find out more here: cellscale.com/products/mct6/ #mechanical #MCT6
Dr. Ali Tamayol and team from @UNLincoln developed a wearable device to treat #chronicwounds. This smart bandage is wirelessly controlled and has miniaturized needle arrays to deliver agents to critical layers in the wound bed. Read more here: bit.ly/3aTJ8E8 @lab_limb
Unfortunately, the 59th SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo has been canceled. CellScale had planned to have a booth with a few of these running, but you can now enjoy it here and find out more at vitroflo.com. Stay safe everyone! #SOT2020 #microfluidics
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Bringing planar biaxial testing to Professor Michael Roland at Saarland University @Saar_Uni. #BioTesterdemo #roadshow cellscale.com/products/biote…
C'est la vie! Our regional sales manager Matt Brunsting is on a #roadshow in France and Germany with distributor @WorldPrecision. If you're in the area and would like them to drop by, contact us at info@cellscale.com!
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The CellScale MechanoCulture B1 is not only a compact and beautiful instrument, its patented specimen holder can #stretch cell monolayers or a tissue specimen in a #biaxial direction. Read more here: bit.ly/2w2L8dX
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If this unicorn existed would it be perfect or would something still be missing?
#microfluidics #organonachip #drugdevelopment #invitro #cellculture
Dr. Jon Pokorski at @UCSanDiego presents a novel system for a low-cost, pilot-scale melt-processing system for academic labs. Read about their design, fabrication, test and analyses (involving the CellScale #UniVert) here: bit.ly/39I83d5
@NANO_UCSD @pokorski_lab #polymer
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What a successful event at #ORS2020 and now we look forward to Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and Tox Expo #SOT2020 to present the VitroFlo! March 15-19 in Anaheim, California. Ping us for a meeting or drop by our booth!
vitroflo.com
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Hello Phoenix!! Ready for another great day of #conferencing? Remember to stop by CellScale's booth to see the UniVert and MCTX in action! Ask Eric Anything 😀 and grab a cool swag in the process. #ORS2020
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Dr. Carlijn V.C. Bouten and her team at the Cell-Matrix Interaction for Cardiovascular Tissue Regeneration @TUeindhoven researched how cyclic and shear stretch affects inflammation and tissue formation. bit.ly/31xJblk #BioTester #tissueregeneration #scaffolds
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The upcoming ORS meeting is an international gathering of
biologists, engineers and scientists in the field of musculoskeletal science and orthopaedic care.
CellScale is giving all you cool people a cool SWAG 😎 Come by booth #139! #ORS2020 #Conferences
Synthetic meshes for abdominal wall #hernia repair undergo mechanical testing in 2 perpendicular directions with the CellScale #UniVert. Dr. Georgina C. de la Torre from @UMichoacana shares her study to improve surgical hernia treatments. bit.ly/2OiJefB
Did you know that the CellScale #UStretch can perform vertical or horizontal testing, in or out of a temperature-controlled media bath? And its compatible with our patented BioRakes too (shown below attached to a specimen). Explore the versatility here: cellscale.com/products/ustre…
In the upcoming #ORS2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, CellScale will showcase the MechanoCulture TX - a 6 well uniaxial #compression stimulation device for cultured cells and tissue samples. See you then! Feb 8-11, Booth #139
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Are you researching on materials with #viscoelastic properties? Read about Ludovica Cacapardo's work on a new testing method for viscoelasticity designed for #biomaterials.
bit.ly/2QVUXCA @Unipisa
You heard it here first! VitroFlo has officially launched the co-culture wellplates for 2D/2D and 2D/3D co-culture! Sign up as a beta user or read more details here! vitroflo.com/
#microfluidics #invitro #organonachip
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It's 2020 and we have a whole lineup of events we are attending! Check out our list here bit.ly/2SY6X7X and remember if you'd like CellScale to come by your location for a demonstration during our #roadshow, drop us a line at info@cellscale.com! Happy New Year!🎉
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from CellScale! May your 2020 goals come true!! #HappyHolidays
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The VitroFlo Co-culture System is here! And we've made a short animated video explaining what it is and how it works. Check it out at vitroflo.com
#microfluidics #organonachip #coculture #invitro
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This custom tank is an environmental chamber that allows 5 eyes to be acclimatized, treated and measured in parallel. Read more about the application of this chamber and the research findings of Dr. Desmond Adler here: bit.ly/36xHFRH #cornealcrosslinking
Eric is off again in China for a roadshow and to install the #UniVert Classroom in Shantou University! Look at how small a footprint it occupies on the benchtop! To find out more about this #educational tool, click here: bit.ly/2qBpXNT
Are you exploring more into #OrganonaChip devices? Be sure to read this comprehensive summary of Methods to Deliver Mechanical Stimuli to OOC by Dr. Yoon and team from @uarizona. Check out our summary here! bit.ly/2PaBonO #mechanicalstimuli #stressstrain
Sunshine State ☀️here we come for #TERMISAP2019! Booth 324 is where you'll find a display of CellScale's mechanical testers and a friendly face to explain it all! (spoiler alert: there'll be butterfingers too. lots of it.) @TERMISAM #conferences #biomaterials
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The UniVert Classroom is the ultimate #teaching tool for #biomaterial engineering labs. A guided curriculum, hardware with various test modes, software and specimens complete the kit (plus lifetime technical support). Get your quote today: bit.ly/2qBpXNT
#tbt Black Friday originated in 1952 and was meant to indicate the point retailers begin to turn a profit (being "in the red" to "in the black"). In 2019, CellScale participates for the first time.
20% off all accessories from 20-30th Nov 2019. #happyblackfriday
Dr. Xiaoyu Luo from @UofGlasgow and 3 acclaimed scientific universities in China collaborated to publish a computational study of the Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Simulation of the #mitralvalve. View our summary and test images here: bit.ly/2NPNTpD
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This is exciting! Our VitroFlo beta kits are ready to be shipped out! 🤗Secure yours today at vitroflo.com #microfluidics #flowovercells #fluidshear #coculture
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It's Nov 12 and our SWAG contest is still on! 🙌 We would like your ideas on a great conference freebie! We've done tumblers and cool phone lens. What would you like to bring home from the #CellScale booth next time? #giveaways
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Outstanding work on bone tissue engineering by @ProfGrandfield and her team from @McMasterU! A recipe of Nb2O5 and HA in PCL/GL matrix using #electrospinning techniques yielded a membrane that promoted cell adhesion and proliferation. bit.ly/2KhArZt
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Our Sales Manager Matt Brunsting is out and about on a CellScale #Roadshow! Can you guess from these photos where he is? (hint: they have the best Indian curries in the world outside of India itself) #GodsavetheQueen
What a lovely way to wrap up a great conference with a Certificate of Appreciation from the event sponsors! If you were at #APBiomech last weekend, thank you for stopping by our booth! Feel free to follow-up any queries at info@cellscale.com #Taipei #biomaterials
We are counting down to the 10th Asian-Pacific Conference on Biomechanics in Taiwan on Nov 1! If you are there, drop by the booth to see our display of mechanical testers or say hi to Eric! apbiomech2019.org/ #APBiomech
Dr. Alejandro Garcia-Gonzalez from @TecdeMonterrey in collaboration with @UT_Dallas presents a study that hits home in the senior population, especially elderly women. Bovine urinary bladder is analyzed for its #biomechanical properties. bit.ly/2BSZNIw
Happy Monday! Here's an interesting biomaterial study back in 2018 about a "squid-inspired" programmable biomaterial with potential applications in outdoor wear. The trigger? Water.
marketbusinessnews.com/squid…
Post-doc researcher Marsel Lino stars in our quick guide of the VitroFlo, explaining everything from setup to running a test in the incubator. youtu.be/Cav38-endes
Read more at vitroflo.com
#microfluidics #cellculture #microphysiology
Young and aged mouse skin underwent a comprehensive histology study, 2-photon microscopy analysis and planar-biaxial testing with the CellScale #BioTester. Read about what Dr. Manuel Rausch and his team at @UTAustin
uncovered here: bit.ly/35ViuZM
@ManuelKRausch1 #murine
Happy Monday! It's fall (autumn) in Canada, we hope you take the time to sit down and enjoy the gorgeous view, from wherever you are! 🍁🍂🎃
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In case you missed Caleb’s presentation on A Microphysiological System Without Pumps or Tubes and would like the slides, email us at info@vitroflo.com and we’ll be happy to send them to you! @SelectBio
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Day 2 in beautiful San Diego for #OOAC2019 @SelectBio. Did you know that San Diego is famous not only for their gorgeous summer weather and beaches, but for excellent Mexican food as well? #tacos #carneasada
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We proudly present the VitroFlo at SelectBio Organ-on-a-Chip world conference 2019! #ooacwc2019 @SelectBio Read more at vitroflo.com
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Regional sales manager Eric Teh touched down in Brisbane, Australia for #TERMISAP2019! First, he needs to get acquainted with the indigenous mammals...then it’s showtime! @ApTermis
We're all set for @SelectBio #OOACWC2019 in San Diego, 14-15 Oct! Do you dig these fancy new cards with their rounded corners, premium thick-cut and glossy finish? We love it too ;)
vitroflo.com
#microfluidics #productlaunch #VitroFlo #Conferences
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Somewhere over the rainbow, there's a rocker device...
We are ready to accept new users of the VitroFlo Beta Program! Read more and register at vitroflo.com
#microfluidics #cellculture #coculture
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Wilfrid Laurier University's @Laurier Dr. Diane Gregory and Maxine Harvey Burgess published this in-depth research on the tissue mechanics of the annulus fibrosus in Spine #Biomechanics journal. Read more about their results and testing here: bit.ly/331KnwV
CellScale Biomaterials Testing has sold to over 30 countries so far. But that's not stopping us.
Here's a warm welcome to any new country that buys ANY of our equipment over the next 3 months: 10% OFF! bit.ly/2nSwVfP
#promotion #autumnpromo
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Our rockers are getting all excited for the upcoming Organ-on-a-Chip World Congress 2019. @SelectBio
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Dr Ross Ethier and his team from @GeorgiaTech published this paper on the compressive mechanical properties of rat and pig optic nerve head (#ONH). Find out how this study impacts #Glaucoma research: bit.ly/2lQL9x1
What happens when you add Halloysite #nanotubes in varying concentration to Chitosan #hydrogels?
(a) A composite with superior material properties and drug delivery capabilities
(b) A sparkly rubber ball
Find out here: bit.ly/2kWL22b
@LATech
Tis the last day of #ESB2019! Matt tours the city and captures iconic landmarks and statues. Can you recognize some of these buildings?
#workandtravel #conferences @2019Esb
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Here it is! We are psyched to present the newest product to join the Cell Stimulation line. The #MCTX - Uniaxial Compression Stimulation.
6 wells. 10 - 100 N load cells. Sleek and portable.
bit.ly/2kz6sSP
#cellstimulation #uniaxialcompression #biomaterials
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Less than a week to go! Looking forward to visit beautiful Dresden and showcasing CellScale! 9-13 Sept @2019Esb @ESBPresident @wpieurope
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Enjoy the upcoming weekend (and long weekend for Canada) with this read! @UWaterloo Dr Willett and Dr Comeau presents a study in #bioprinting, using #GelMA with the inclusion of Cl salt and nano-particles. bit.ly/2zz0cyC
We're at the 2019 Chinese Biomaterials Congress in Dalian, China! Pop by our booth and see the #BioTester up close! Eric can answer all your questions too! 2019congress.csbm.org.cn/
#2019cbc
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Do you have to uncover the mechanical properties of an #elastic filament? Should you do a conventional tension test with mechanical grips or 3-pt bending? Hopefully we'll have some answers for you in this #whitepaper! bit.ly/2P60tDv
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Inverse Double Network (IDN) structures are being examined by Dr. Teja Guda from @UTSA for applications in oral drug delivery. Read about their myriad of tests which includes this lap shear test done on a CellScale #UStretch. bit.ly/2P9d6Ou
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We've filmed and uploaded a new product video! The MechanoCulture T6 #MCT6 allows researchers to culture cells in a mechanically active environment. One can uniaxially stretch up to 6 specimens, delivering up to 250N of thrust. Read more here: bit.ly/2TwhANq
Your #weekendread is here! Caleb Horst from #CellScale writes about taking your new research invention into the market - and hopefully making some profit in the process! bit.ly/2KB1nmg
#technicalinventions #entrepreneurs
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