MT LT MicroTester

Overview

• Compression, tension, bending and indentation test modes
• Affordable pricing for a wide range of applications and users
• Good level precision using Stepper Motor actuators with 1µm resolution
• Force resolution down to 10nN
• High resolution CCD imaging
• Integrated temperature-controlled media bath
• Fully featured user interface software for simple, cyclic, relaxation, and multi-modal testing with real-time feedback

The MicroTester is a micro-scale mechanical test system that does what others can’t. Smaller specimens, better force resolution, easier test setups, and great visuals. Applications include small tissue samples, hydrogel microspheres, cell spheroids, and engineered microtissues. It is available in 2 versions to meet your specific needs

Videos

MicroScale Mechanical Testing Examples

Mechanical Testing of Soft Gels using the CellScale MicroSquisher

Muscle Tissue Construct Testing at Kent State University

CellScale MicroSquisher Instructional Overview

Compression Test of a Hydrogel Microsphere

Hydrogel Tension Test

  Zebrafish Embryo Cell Spheroid Compression Testing

 

Specifications

	MTG2	MTLT
Dimensions	56 X 14 X 24cm	52 X 17 X 21cm
Weight	9kg	6.5kg
Force Capacity	500mN	500mN
Available Force Transducers	0.005, 0.02, 0.08, 0.2, 1, 5, 25, 100, 500mN	0.005, 0.02, 0.08, 0.2, 1, 5, 25, 100, 500mN
Force Accuracy	Approx. 0.2% of transducer capacity	Approx. 0.2% of transducer capacity
Maximum Grip Separation	Approx. 10mm	Approx. 10mm
Maximum Velocity	5mm/s	5mm/s
Maximum Cycle Frequency	0.5Hz	0.1Hz
Maximum Data Rate	15Hz	15Hz
Actuator Technology	Piezo-electric Motor	Stepper Motor
Actuator Resolution	0.1um	1um
Range of Field of View	0.4-11.0mm	0.8-5.5mm
Vertical Image Resolution	2048px	1536px
Secondary Camera Option	Yes	No
Secondary Test Axis Option (Shear)	Yes	No

Accessories

Citations

 

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Yosuke Ida, Megumi Watanabe, Araya Umetsu, Hiroshi Ohguro, Fumihito Hikage, (2021). Addition of EP2 agonists to an FP agonist additively and synergistically modulates adipogenesis and the physical properties of 3D 3T3-L1 sphenoids. Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids vol. 171 (2021): 102315. doi:10.1016/j.plefa.2021.102315

Fumihito Hikage, Hanae Ichioka, Megumi Watanabe, Araya Umetsu, Hiroshi Ohguro & Yosuke Ida  (2021). Addition of ROCK inhibitors to prostaglandin derivative (PG) synergistically affects adipogenesis of the 3D spheroids of human orbital fibroblasts (HOFs). Human cell vol. 35,1 (2022): 125-132. doi:10.1007/s13577-021-00623-y

Babak N. Safa, Thomas Read,  Ross Ethier (2021). Assessment of the Viscoelastic Mechanical Properties of the Porcine Optic Nerve Head using Micromechanical Testing and Finite Element Modeling. Acta biomaterialia vol. 134 (2021): 379-387. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.022

Watanabe, M.; Furuhashi, M.; Tsugeno, Y.; Ida, Y.; Hikage, F.; Ohguro, H. (2021). Autotaxin May Have Lysophosphatidic Acid-Unrelated Effects on Three-Dimension (3D) Cultured Human Trabecular Meshwork (HTM) Cells.  International journal of molecular sciences vol. 22,21 12039. 7 Nov. 2021, doi:10.3390/ijms222112039

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Chun Liu, Miao Li, Zhao-Xia Dong, Dong Jiang, Xiaojing Li, Shuibin Lin, Demeng Chen, Xuenong Zou, Xing-Ding Zhang, Gary D. Luker, (2021). Heterogeneous microenvironmental stiffness regulates pro-metastatic functions of breast cancer cells. Acta biomaterialia vol. 131 (2021): 326-340. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.009

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Anna Gryadunova, Jesil Kasamkattil, Max Hans Peter Gay, Boris Dasen, Karoliina Pelttari, Vladimir Mironov, Ivan Martin, Stefan Schären, Andrea Barbero, Olga Krupkova, Arne Mehrkens (2021). Nose to Spine: spheroids generated by human nasal chondrocytes for scaffold-free nucleus pulposus augmentation. Acta biomaterialia vol. 134 (2021): 240-251. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.064

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Hanae Ichioka, Yosuke Ida, Megumi Watanabe, Hiroshi Ohguro, Fumihito Hikage, (2021). Prostaglandin F2α and EP2 agonists, and a ROCK inhibitor modulate the formation of 3D organoids of Grave's orbitopathy related human orbital fibroblasts. Experimental eye research vol. 205 (2021): 108489. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2021.108489

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Ida Y., Watanabe M., Ohguro H., Hikage F. (2021). Simultaneous Use of ROCK Inhibitors and EP2 Agonists Induces Unexpected Effects on Adipogenesis and the Physical Properties of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes. International journal of molecular sciences vol. 22,9 4648. 28 Apr. 2021, doi:10.3390/ijms22094648

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Yosuke Ida, Araya Umetsu, Masato Furuhashi, Megumi Watanabe, Fumihito Hikage, Hiroshi Ohguro (2021). The EP2 agonist, omidenepag, alters the physical stiffness of 3D spheroids prepared from human corneal stroma fibroblasts differently depending on the osmotic pressure. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology vol. 36,1 (2022): e22067. doi:10.1096/fj.202101263R

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M. Ruoß, S. Rebholz, M. Weimer, C. Grom-Baumgarten, K. Anthanasopulu, R. Kemkemer, H. Käß, S. Ehnert, A. Nussler (2020). Development of Scaffolds with Adjusted Stiffness for Mimicking Disease-Related Alterations of Liver Rigidity. Journal of functional biomaterials vol. 11,1 17. 14 Mar. 2020, doi:10.3390/jfb11010017

Liu, J., Miller, K., Ma, X., Dewan, S., Lawrence, N., Whang, G., Chung, P., McCulloch, A.D. and Chen, S. (2020). Direct 3D bioprinting of cardiac micro-tissues mimicking native myocardium. Biomaterials vol. 256 (2020): 120204. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120204

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Davidson, C.D., Jayco, D.K.P., Wang, W.Y., Shikanov, A. and Baker, B.M. (2020). Fiber Crimp Confers Matrix Mechanical Nonlinearity, Regulates Endothelial Cell Mechanosensing, and Promotes Microvascular Network Formation. Journal of biomechanical engineering vol. 142,11 (2020): 111009. doi:10.1115/1.4048191

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Parfenov, V.A., Khesuani, Y.D., Petrov, S.V., Karalkin, P.A., Koudan, E.V., Nezhurina, E.K., Pereira, F.D., Krokhmal, A.A., Gryadunova, A.A., Bulanova, E.A. and Vakhrushev, I.V. (2020). Magnetic levitational bioassembly of 3D tissue construct in space. Science advances vol. 6,29 eaba4174. 15 Jul. 2020, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aba4174

DePalma, S.J., Davidson, C.D., Stis, A.E., Helms, A.S. and Baker, B. (2020). Microenvironmental determinants of organized iPSC-cardiomyocyte tissues on synthetic fibrous matrices.  Biomaterials science vol. 9,1 (2021): 93-107. doi:10.1039/d0bm01247e

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