Akilbekova, D.Alimzhanov, D.Utegulov, Zh.2016-05-302016-05-302016-05D. Akilbekova, D. Alimzhanov, and Zh. Utegulov. 2016. Biomechanical properties of collagens studied by brillouin light scattering spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Abstract book. 4 th International Scientific Conference “Regenerative medicine & healthy aging”. National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1510http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1510Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and the main component of highly organized tissue structures. Its fibrillar structure is responsible for biomechanical anisotropies in the tissues and their exceptional elastic properties. In the present work we use Brillouin light scattering (BLS) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) for probing elastic properties of collagen fibers harvested from different tissues. While BLS spectroscopy is non-invasive and label-free modality for probing mechanical properties of fibrous tissues that can give information on structure-function properties of normal and pathological tissues on micrometer scale, AFM provides elastic property information in contact manner on nanometer scaleenAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United StatesCollagenorientationbiomechanicalelasticBrillouin light scattering spectroscopyatomic force microscopyAbstract