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The Cell and Tissue Mechanics Group develops new methods to quantify the mechanical properties of biological materials and to measure their dynamic response to environmental stimuli. These methods are designed to provide medical researchers and the medical device industry with expanded capabilities to assess the fundamental behavior of cells and tissue and their interactions with other materials to enable new discoveries in disease diagnosis and treatment, including applications in regenerative medicine. We pursue this mission by developing tools that can apply controlled mechanical loads and displacements and then subsequently characterize resulting changes in cell and tissue growth, differentiation, and signaling. |
Group Expertise:
BioMEMS design and fabrication Single cell mechanical testing Optical trapping Tissue level mechanical testing Tissue engineering bioreactors Tissue engineering scaffolds Adult human mesenchymal stem cells Reliability of implantable medical devices Electrochemistry and electrochemical imaging Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Cell biology and culture Optical, electron, and thermal microscopy |
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contact: Tim Quinn, 303-497-3480 |
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