Equipment

  • Material and Mechanical Testing Systems and Sensors
    • MTS Sintech 1/G Electric Load Frame
    • MTS 858 Mini-Bionix Cyclic Load Frame
    • Various strain gauges and extensometers
  • Tekscan Dynamic Pressure Mapping System
    • Various thin film sensors are utilized to measure total and peak force, pressure, and contact area
    • Examples of applications
  • NDI Polaris 3D Optical Tracking System
    • Tracking system for precise measurement of position in three dimensional space.
  • David 3D Surface Scanner

MTS 858 Mini-Bionix

  • Servo-Hydraulic Test Frame
    • Tension/Compression and Torsional loads
    • Cyclic testing
    • Load range: 50N-8000N
    • Displacement: 0.1mm-100mm
    • Rotation: 0.1°-90°
  • Applications:
    • Bones, fracture plates
    • Implant Testing
      • Failure, Fatigue and Wear testing

MTS Sintech 1/G
  • Servo-Electric Load Frame
    • Tension/Compression
    • Low loads: 0.01N – 1000N
    • Displacement: 0.00mm-300mm
  • Applications:
    • Cartilage, tendon, skin
    • Surface Coatings
    • Bioengineered materials