Fabrication of a Low-Cost, Motorized, 3D-Printed Mechanical Testing Device Compatible with Confocal Microscopy

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dc.contributor.advisorGrande-Allen, K. Janeen_US
dc.creatorMehta, Shail Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T18:57:16Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T18:57:16Zen_US
dc.date.created2019-05en_US
dc.date.issued2019-04-19en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2019en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T18:57:16Zen_US
dc.description.abstractCurrent mechanical testing approaches in bioengineering involve systems that are bulky, expensive, and unable to work in tandem with many characterization procedures. In this thesis, we report the fabrication of a 3D-printed mechanical testing device with motorized translation controllable over a Bluetooth connection. Furthermore, with a form factor constrained to a 96-well plate, the device is able to fit into most conventional microscopy stages for simultaneous characterization of microstructure deformation under a quantifiable mechanical load. The construction of this device is performed using commercially-available 3D printers and metal fasteners, therefore production costs are as low as $100. Two design approaches to the device are detailed, and results of mechanical testing on multiple synthetic materials, as well as biological tissue, are discussed. We determined that this device, though not yet generalizable to mechanical analysis of all complex materials, does show significant promise as a viable microscopy-compatible mechanical testing device.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMehta, Shail M. "Fabrication of a Low-Cost, Motorized, 3D-Printed Mechanical Testing Device Compatible with Confocal Microscopy." (2019) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105973">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105973</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105973en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Testingen_US
dc.subjectMicroscopyen_US
dc.subjectBiomechanicsen_US
dc.subject3D Printingen_US
dc.titleFabrication of a Low-Cost, Motorized, 3D-Printed Mechanical Testing Device Compatible with Confocal Microscopyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentApplied Physicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.majorApplied Physics/Bioengineeringen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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