Open AccessDevelopment of a multiscale testing method for the reduction of soft biological tissues waste during mechanical characterization
Author(s) -
Andrea T. Lugas,
Gianpaolo Serino,
Mara Terzini,
Cristina Bignardi,
Alberto Audenino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedical science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2531-9892
DOI - 10.4081/bse.2021.176
Subject(s) - nanoindentation , characterization (materials science) , soft tissue , materials science , biological tissue , reduction (mathematics) , biomedical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , engineering , mathematics , pathology , medicine , geometry
Two biaxial mechanical test methods were devised to compare their suitability for the mechanical characterization of soft biological tissues with the least possible tissue waste. Nanoindentation was used to explore the microscopic properties of the tissue and to overcome the macroscopic test limitations.