Discoveries within Materials Engineering Revolutionize Scientific Knowledge
Materials engineers and scientists have been working on a variety of projects and creating the “Renaissance of Materials” in recent years. For instance, R&D [...]
For Axial-Torsion Fatigue Testing, ADMET Recommends the eXpert 8900 Series
The biomedical industry can rest assured that the biomaterials, bone screws, implants, and other medical devices developed within their field are tested rigorously and undergo [...]
ASTM F543 Annex A2 Bone Screw Test on Vertical Torsion Tester
ASTM F543 Annex A2 is used to measure the torque required to drive a bone screw into a test block made of a rigid unicellular polyurethane foam. The results obtained from this test bear no direct correlation to the torque required to insert a bone scre...
ASTM F543- A1 Metallic Bone Screw test on 20Nm Torsion Tester
ASTM F543 Annex A1 is used to determine the Torsional Properties of Metallic Bone Screws. The results obtained from this test bear no direct correlation to the torque required to insert a bone screw in human or animal bone. This method is used as a qua...
Testing System for ASTM F1717 Spinal Implant Biaxial Testing
Spinal Implants are tested according to several ASTM standards. ASTM F1717 is intended to provide a basis for the mechanical comparison among past, present and future spinal implant assemblies. Three static and one fatigue mechanical test of a spinal c...
Biaxial – torsion and tension universal testing machine
Biaxial - torsion and tension and compression universal testing example. There are many different products that require biaxial testing. Biaxial loading can be used to measure basic material properties and also the behavior of specific features of...
UNCC receives ADMET Torsion Tester for Bioactive Bone Screws
The Orthopedic Tissue Engineering and Materials Lab at the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC) was the winner of ADMET, Inc's 20 year anniversary celebration biomedical testing system giveaway. Drs. Ahmed El-Ghannam and Nigel Zheng at UNCC he...
ASTM F543-A1 Bone Screw Torque Test
ASTM F543 Annex A1 is used to determine the Torsional Properties of Metallic Bone Screws. The results obtained from this test bear no direct correlation to the torque required to insert a bone screw in human or animal bone. This method is used as...
Table Top Torque Testing Made Simple – Medical Device Testing
There are several ASTM and ISO specifications that require Torque Testing;ISO 594-1, ASTM F543, ASTM 2502, F1541, and A938. There are also many medical device companies that could use a torsion testing system for R&D and prototyping. Many time...
Testing Systems for F1541- External Skeletal Fixation-Prosthetic
ASTM F1541 encompasses many different testing requirements for characterizing external skeletal fixation devices (ESFD's) This specification is used for many fixation devices and applications, Joint prostheses, Modular prostheses, Osteosynthesis, Ring ...