I’ve had a few car breakdowns in my life that have left me stranded on the highway. Whenever this happens, I envy the lucky people who manage to live life without the need to own or drive an automobile on a daily basis. The trouble is that there ...
Why is this important? Companies and Universities spend R & D dollars testing various adhesives to determine which one will adhere to skin, but not be painful to remove. Medical tape is used for a variety of skin wounds and abrasion...
Many of us know that geckos can help save us money on car insurance. As if that wasn't enough, MIT researchers led by Professor Jeffrey Karp are now attempting to add breakthrough medical adhesives to this unassuming lizard's list of achievements...
External fixation is a surgical treatment used to set bone fractures in which a cast would not allow proper alignment of the fracture. An example of a standard test for external fixation is ASTM F1541. Internal fixation involves the surgical ...
What do you do when your outdated hydraulic materials testing machine breaks or your customer requires a test that cannot be performed with your existing system? Do you replace the testing system with a new one or do you upgrade/retrofit with new...
Dental composite resins are types of synthetic resins which are used in dentistry as restorative material or adhesives. Synthetic resins evolved as restorative materials since they were insoluble, aesthetic, insensitive to dehy...
Northeastern University engineering professor Jeffrey Ruberti and his research colleagues are breaking new ground in the technique known as "hybrid tissue engineering" by attempting to control the behavior of human cells such that they can be induced t...
Choosing the right testing machine can help lower costs and accelerate product development. Whether company is buying its first testing system or is looking for a different type of system to perform tests on a new product, purchasing a testing system i...
Niacc-Avitech Technologies is an aircraft component overhaul and manufacturing facility in Fresno, CA. A subsidiary of HEICO Aerospace, the company repairs and overhauls starter/generators, fuel assemblies, cable harnesses and electronics, brake and hy...
Whether you are in medical device production or R&D testing, mechanical property testing is a critical step in ensuring the quality of your product. Unfortunately, the testing process can be expensive and time consuming. Some companies hire special...
