Experimental equipment
Cardiovascular system and artificial replacements
Research on tissues and body structures and biomaterials
Biaxial testing machine for soft tissue and elastomer mechanical testing
Project description:
Anisotropic materials require multiaxial mechanical testing within material parameters estimation. The laboratory is equipped with biaxial tensile testing machine Zwick/Roell optimized for soft tissues (arteries, veins, ligaments, skin etc.) and elastomers.
Technical data
- Loading
Loading direction: tension/compression
Loading axes: uniaxial; biaxial, on demand we can change the set up to in-plane tension
+ out-of plane scratch
Loading function: monotonic, cyclic, relaxation, creep, and full prescribed time dependence
- Load cell
-250N to +250N
ALF250 DataSheet
- Extensometers
Internal: laser interferometry (Zwick/Roell) or videoextensometer (Zwick/Roell)
External: high-speed camera (Dantec Dynamics)
- Actuators
4x travel 50mm
0 – 30mm/s
resolution 1um
- Sampling rate
internal 500Hz
external record 100Hz
Contact person – Lukas Horny
Location – Cardiovascular laboratory
Homepage of the companny (Zwick/Roell, division Messphysik).
Lukáš Horný ; Hynek Chlup