The Optics11 Pavone is a high-throughput mechanical characterization tool (modulus, adhesion, creep, stress relaxation). The instrument allows for testing of up to two 96-well plates in a single run, with Brightfield and Phase imaging capabilities.

Calibrated Probes:

• Load: 200 pN - 2 mN
• Diameter: 3 - 50 µm
• Indentation speed: 0.01 - 100 µm/s

Elastic modulus range: 1 kPa - 1 GPa

Temperature: room temperature to 50 ºC

Imaging capabilities:

• Brightfield
• Phase
• 20 x objective

Mechanical Characterization modes:

• Quasi-static indentation
• Step-response for creep and stress relaxation
• Dynamic/oscillatory (0.01 - 10 Hz)
• Adhesion