Material Laboratory

The Material Mechanics Laboratory is designed to characterize the mechanical properties of a variety of materials (such as biological and bio-artificial materials, rubber like materials, shape memory allows), using specialized testing equipment and standard testing methods.

1. Testing equipments:

• MTS Insight System 10 kN (MTS System Corporation)
• Video Extensometer NG (Messphysic Material Testing)
• TestWorks4 software

2. Standard Testing methods

• Uniaxial Tensile Tests
• Peeling/Tear Tests

Current testing activities

• Testing of Soft Biological Materials
• Uniaxial Tests of Human Aorta
• Uniaxial Tests of Pig Aorta
• Uniaxial Tests of Mouse Aorta
• Peeling Tests of Pig Aorta
• Uniaxial Tests of ABS/Elastomer Materials
• Testing of Rubber Materials
• Testing of Nitinol wires

Main collaborations

• IRCCS San Matteo, Radiologia, Dott. R. Dore
• IRCCS San Matteo, Cardiochirurgia, Dott. A. Mazzola

Acknowledgements: the lab activities are kindly supported also by:

• European Research Council (ERC) through the ISOBIO project
• Cariplo Foundation through the project 2009-2822