Uniaxial biomechanical tissue testing system to quantify loads in the intervertebral disc

脊柱是由各种生物组织错综复杂地组成的复杂复合结构。特定组织包括肌腱、韧带、骨和独特设计的椎间盘（IVD）。这些组织，沿着肌肉和神经，必须共同工作，以提供脊柱的灵活性和支撑。该赠款要求提供资金，用于购买专门的材料测试系统，以便量化这些脊柱组织，特别是IVD的机械性能。 具体而言，该测试系统的配置允许测量柔软、柔性的条状组织样本。IVD的组织是使用本授权中要求的系统进行机械测试的理想形状和组成。此外，该系统配备了不同的组织安装夹具，以增加其测试其他软生物组织（如肌肉、韧带、肌腱和皮肤）的多功能性。

The spine is a complex composite structure intricately comprised of various biological tissues. Specific tissues include tendons, ligaments, bone, and the uniquely designed intervertebral disc (IVD). These tissues, along with muscles and nerves, must work together to provide both flexibility and support in the spine. This grant requests funds to purchase a specialized material testing system that will allow for the quantification of the mechanical properties of these spinal tissues, and in particular the IVD. Specifically, the configuration of this testing system allows for the measurement of soft, flexible strip-like tissue samples. The tissues of the IVD are the ideal shape and composition for mechanical testing using the system requested in this grant. Further, the system comes equipped with different tissue mounting clamps to increase its versatility for testing other soft biological tissues such as muscle, ligaments, tendons, and skin.