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


Compatible With
Temperature-controlled fluid bath
Publications
Authors | Publication | Year | Type |
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Vanderveken, Emma; Vastmans, Julie; Claus, Piet; Verbeken, Erik; Fehervary, Heleen; Van Hoof, Lucas; Vandendriessche, Katrien; Verbrugghe, Peter; Famaey, Nele; Rega, Filip; | Mechano-biological adaptation of the pulmonary artery exposed to systemic conditions. Scientific Reports; 2020; Vol. 10; iss. 1; pp. - | 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; | Comparison of in vivo vs. ex situ obtained material properties of sheep common carotid artery. Medical Engineering & Physics; 2018; Vol. 55; pp. 16 - 24 | 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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