Understanding Spatiotemporal Mechanical Behavior, Viscoelasticity, and Functions of Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes

To probe the time-dependent viscoelastic behaviors of cardiomyocytes with cross-linked polymer networks, the authors measured stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte’s deformation, adhesion, and contractility using atomic force microscopy nanoindentation, fluidic micropipette, and digital image correlation.