Biomedical and Engineered Materials
Tissue Mechanics/Tissue Engineering
Viscoelastic Characterization of Agarose Gel Scaffolds
- The Challenge: To Determine Viscoelastic Behavior of Low Concentration Agarose Type VII Gel
Small Diameter Vascular Graft Elasticity Measurement in Response
to Pulsatile Pressure
- The Challenge: Measure Wall Distention of Vascular Grafts in Response to Pulsatile Pressure
Compressive Loading of Polyvinyl Alcohol Microbeads
- The Challenge: Resolve Small Compressive Forces Applied to a Single Layer of Hydrogel Microspheres
Micromechanical Multicyclic Creep Tests of Human Cortical Bone
- The Challenge: Determine the Mechanical Properties of Small Bone Specimens
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Hydrogel
- The Challenge: To Determine the Dynamic Material Properties of Soft Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels
Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Cartilage in Situ
- The Challenge: Using Indentation Testing to Characterize Cartilage
Dynamic Testing Characterizes the Viscoelastic Properties
of Vocal Fold Tissue
- The Challenge: To Measure the High Frequency Performace of Healthy Vocal Fold Mucosa
Dynamic Testing Characterizes Frequency Dependence of Liver Tissue
- The Challenge: Correlate Elastic Contrast from Imaging to Actual Liver Tissue Mechanical Properties
Test Research Leads to a Better Understanding of Tissue Engineered Cartilage
- The Challenge: Quantify the Pre-failure and Failure Mechanical Properties of Articular Cartilage
Characterizing Heel Tissue to Develop a Dynamic Finite Element
Model of the Foot
- The Challenge: Quantify Heel Tissue Response to Dynamic Input to be Used in a Finite Element Model
Spinal Research Applications
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Hydrogel
- The Challenge: To Determine the Dynamic Material Properties of Soft Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels
Cardiovascular Testing Applications
Evaluation of Orally Disintegrating Tablets (ODTs) Using
Precision Compressive Loading
- The Challenge: Quantify the Disintegration Rates of ODTs
Testing to Improve the Durability of Artificial Heart Valves
- The Challenge: Evaluate the Durability of an Innovative Composite Polymer-based Heart-valve Prosthesis
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Hydrogel
- The Challenge: To Determine the Dynamic Material Properties of Soft Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels
Dental Applications
Tooth Fracture Studies Lead to Longer Lasting Teeth
- The Challenge: Determine the Fracture Properties of Dentin in Restored Teeth
Dynamic Analysis of Viscoelastic Materials
Automotive Fatigue Life and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of a Matrix Polymer
- The Challenge: Automotive Fatigue Life and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of a Matrix Polymer
Generation of Master Curves for Cured Rubber
- The Challenge: Predict the Frequency Response of Cured Rubber Materials using Time-Temperature Superposition
Dynamic Testing Brings Running into the Laboratory
- The Challenge: Predict which Materials Make the“Best” Running Shoe
Dynamic Testing Predicts Success of Nanocomposites
- The Challenge: Determine the Effect of Adding Nanoparticles to Commodity Plastics
Tire Cord Dynamic PropertiesMeasured for FEA Model
- The Challenge: Measure Loss and Storage Modulus for Tire Cord up to 200 Hz in Force Control
Dynamic Testing Uncovers Rheology of Rubber
- The Challenge: Determine Level of Branching in Uncured Rubber
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Hydrogel
- The Challenge: To Determine the Dynamic Material Properties of Soft Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels
Fatigue and Fracture Testing
Automotive Fatigue Life and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of a Matrix Polymer
- The Challenge: To Determine the SN Curve and DMA of a Medium Hard Matrix Polymer
Fatigue Testing of Thin Metallic Foils and Wires
- The Challenge: Predict the Fatigue Life of Products Made From Thin Metal Foil and Wire
Dynamic Testing Leads to Improved Fibers
- The Challenge: To Measure the Material Properties of a Single Fiber
