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    Hello,

    As part of my research project, I am planning to do mechanical testing
    of rabbit patellar tendon specimens. I would like to do testing on the
    tendon itself (without the bone ends attached), but may consider using a
    bone-tendon complex. I am having difficulty achieving adequate gripping
    of the samples on our Instron mechanical tester, and was wondering if
    this group could be of help. A number of protocols utilizing custom
    clamps and/or potting methods appear in the literature, specifically
    utilizing liquid nitrogen.

    I was wondering if anyone has information on:
    1. What are the best methods for gripping the specimens if the bone
    attachmenst are left intact ?
    2. What are the best methods for gripping the specimens if the bone
    attachments are removed ?
    3. Are liquid nitrogen cooled grips for tissue esting comercially
    available, and if so who is the supplier ?
    4. Are there other methods of gripping tendon (either with or without
    the bone attachments) which you can recommend?

    I will be happy to list a summary of the responses to this query. Thank
    you in advance for your help.

    - J. Cartmell


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    Jeffrey S. Cartmell
    Ph.D. Candidate
    Biomedical Engineering
    Rutgers University and UMDNJ
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    email: cartmejs@umdnj.edu
    phone: (732) 235-6954
    fax: (732) 235-6002
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