Vanderbilt University

The United States Government As Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs

Veniamin Yu Sidorov

John P Wikswo

Philip C Samson

Jeffrey M Davidson

Stephen R Koch

A device for measuring a tension of a bio-object construct as it is being stretched that includes a microscope, a holding member for accommodating the bio-object, and a probe. The microscope includes a condenser, an objective and a stage positioned therebetween. The stage is movable along a horizontal plane. The holding member is fixable on the stage. The probe has a first end attached to the condenser, and a second end placed in the holding member. The stage operably moves such that the bio-object construct moves toward the second end of the probe and contacts with the second end of the probe, thereby causing a displacement of the second end of the probe and a displacement of the bio-object construct, which are used to measure the tension of the bio-object construct.

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Nashville, TN, United States of America

Veniamin Yu Sidorov