Research Article

Application of 3D Printing Technology for Design and Manufacturing of Customized Components for a Mechanical Stretching Bioreactor

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Gripping performance test of the sample holder prototype: setup of the testing machine QTest10 with the biological sample clamped by (a) the sample holder-titanium grip configuration and (b) the titanium grip-titanium grip configuration; (c) load-displacement curves obtained from the tensile tests performed with both configurations.
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