• Question: What machine would you use to stretch a living cell

    Asked by Alex to Pattie on 6 Mar 2018.
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      Pattie Mathieu answered on 6 Mar 2018:

      You use a device called a bioreactor. There are many types of bioreactors, but to stretch cells, you have to have two important parts. You need a stretchy surface for the cells to attach to, and then you need something to stretch that surface. I use two different bioreactors. The first grips the surface and pulls it. The second uses a vacuum to pull at the surface and make it stretch.

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