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An Instron 4301 mechanical testing apparatus applies a load to the central 4 mm of the tissue-engineered implant at a rate of 0.5 mm/min until the cartilage is pushed out. The inset shows tissue-engineered cartilage (*) and surrounding host tissue on a custom holding block (**).
