Figure 3. Mechanical testing of NMVCM tissue.
a) Mechanical testing of free standing cantilevers, acellular scaffolds and cellular scaffolds, and b) representative images of the Microsquisher pressing on each scaffold (scale bar is 500 μm). c) The spring constants of 200 μm pillars for free standing, acellular, and cellular scaffolds over 30 days. d) The calculated stiffness of each 200 μm pillar scaffolds over 30 days.