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Planar Biaxial Test Bench

Force (2 axes), Displacement (2 axes)

Test types:

Planar extension, Strip extension, Ring extension, Simple shear

FIBEr

Model: Biaxial Testing Machine for Biomaterials

Manufacturer: ZwickRoell & FIBEr

About

The planar biaxial testing device loads a sample of a soft biological tissue biaxially by imposing a force or displacement in two perpendicular directions. It allows characterizing the mechanical behaviour of soft tissues including its anisotropy. Samples can be either square or cruciform-shaped, and are mounted using rakes, sutures or clamps. The four motors and load cells can be controlled independently. This device is also used for a variety of uniaxial tensile tests such as a strip extension, ring-extension and simple shear test.





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Specifications

Load cells

0.8-200 N (class 1 accuracy:\> 0.5%)

Stroke per actuator

69 mm

Max. speed

6000 mm/min

Sample size

5x5 to 50x50 mm

Fluid bath

Room temperature to 42°C

Grips

Rakes / manual clamps / pneumatic clamps / rods for ring extension and suture pull out

Year of acquisition

2017


Application Examples



 
 

Publications



Authors

Publication

Year

Type

Vanderveken, Emma; Vastmans, Julie; Claus, Piet; Verbeken, Erik; Fehervary, Heleen; Van Hoof, Lucas; Vandendriessche, Katrien; Verbrugghe, Peter; Famaey, Nele; Rega, Filip;

2020

Journal article

Maes, Lauranne; Fehervary, Heleen; Vastmans, Julie; Mousavi, S Jamaleddin; Avril, Stéphane; Famaey, Nele;

Constrained mixture modeling affects material parameter identification from planar biaxial tests. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials; 2019; Vol. 95; pp. 124 - 135

2019

Journal article

Fehervary, Heleen; Vander Sloten, Jos; Famaey, Nele;

Development of an improved parameter fitting method for planar biaxial testing using rakes. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering; 2019; Vol. 35; iss. 4; pp. -

2019

Journal article

Fehervary, Heleen; Vastmans, Julie; Vander Sloten, Jos; Famaey, Nele;

How important is sample alignment in planar biaxial testing of anisotropic soft biological tissues? A finite element study.. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater; 2018; Vol. 88; pp. 201 - 216

2018

Journal article

Smoljkic, Marija; Verbrugghe, Peter; Larsson, Matilda; Widman, Erik; Fehervary, Heleen; D'hooge, Jan; Vander Sloten, Jos; Famaey, Nele;

2018

Journal article

Vastmans, Julie; Fehervary, Heleen; Verbrugghe, Peter; Verbelen, Tom; Vanderveken, Emma; Vander Sloten, Jos; Treasure, Tom; Rega, Filip; Famaey, Nele;

Biomechanical evaluation of a personalized external aortic root support applied in the Ross procedure. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials; 2018; Vol. 78; pp. 164 - 174

2018

Journal article

De Kegel, Dries; Vastmans, Julie; Fehervary, Heleen; Depreitere, Bart; Vander Sloten, Jos; Famaey, Nele; 2018.

Biomechanical characterization of human dura mater. Journal Of The Mechanical Behavior Of Biomedical Materials; 2018; Vol. 79; pp. 122 - 134

2018

Journal article

Smoljkic, Marija; Fehervary, Heleen; Van den Bergh, Philip; Kluyskens, Louis; Meuris, Bart; Vander Sloten, Jos; Famaey, Nele;

2016

Presentation

Fehervary, Heleen; Smoljkic, Marija; Vander Sloten, Jos; Famaey, Nele;

Planar biaxial testing of soft biological tissue using rakes: a critical analysis of protocol and fitting process. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials; 2016; Vol. 61; pp. 135 - 151

2016

Journal article


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