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Soft Matter Facility (SoMF)

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Bruker Hysitron BioSoft Indenter

Features

  • Integrates with an inverted microscope for maximum test flexibility
  • Synchronizes powerful mechanical and optical characterization techniques
  • Characterize specimens on the sub-cellular to tissue level
  • In-situ observation during mechanical testing
  • Access to physiological pressures from Pa → kPa
  • Open platform allows testing in fluidic and environmental control.
  • Customizable probes

Specifications

  • Normal Loading (Quasi-static Testing):
    • Maximum Force: 10 mN
    • Load Noise Floor: <750 nN
    • Normal Force Bit Resolution: 1 nN
  • Normal Displacement (Quasi-static Testing):
    • Maximum Displacement: 150 µm
    • Displacement Noise Floor: <1 nm
    • Normal Displacement Bit Resolution: 0.006 nm
    • Thermal Drift of Sensor: ≤0.05 nm/sec

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