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MicroStretch: Microstretcher designed for live imaging on microscopic stages.
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Abstract
Deformation response evaluation is essential for understanding material behavior, providing insight into their suitability across many fields, such as biomechanics, materials science, and other engineering disciplines. Specialized applications in biomedical and soft materials demand miniaturization for testing under a microscope or spectroscopic stages. The current commercial machines on the market are often large, expensive, or heavy, making them difficult to use for specific needs. This hardware addresses this need by developing a cost-effective, miniature, and programmable system that can be tailored to individual lab requirements to fit multiple microscopic stages. By utilizing a bipolar stepper motor attached to a lead screw and sliding linear stage, programmed and controlled by an Arduino microcontroller, the system can apply specialized stretch under uniaxial static or cyclic loading. The developed system can be assembled for less than $100, making cost-effectiveness a central focus of this development. The device performance was validated using a variety of samples and microscope tests, with sample deformation captured in real time. The device is compatible with live imaging on microscopic stages, accommodating specialized research needs across applications.
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