Bi-axial Tissue Stretching Machine: MEMS 411 Senior Design Project

Authors

Wending Zhu, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Martin Valkov, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Jordan Patterson, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 12-10-2017

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

This report contains information on the development of a device to strain polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel samples. The device was made with the purpose of gathering data on the creation of anisotropy in brain tissue-like materials, such as PVA, by repeatedly subjecting materials to strain in low temperatures.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Zhu, Wending; Valkov, Martin; and Patterson, Jordan, "Bi-axial Tissue Stretching Machine: MEMS 411 Senior Design Project" (2017). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 70.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/70