We present a protocol for the application of Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy to elastin and trypsin-purified type I collagen fibers of the extracellular matrix to extract their full elastic properties.
Edginton, R. S., Mattana, S., Caponi, S., Fioretto, D., Green, E., Winlove, C. P., Palombo, F. Preparation of Extracellular Matrix Protein Fibers for Brillouin Spectroscopy. J. Vis. Exp. (115), e54648, doi:10.3791/54648 (2016).