Objective(s): Bioactive silicate ceramics have favorable features for applying as off-the-shelf bone and artificial tissue. Calcium silicate can enhance the generation of an immediate bond with host bone without an intervening rough surface in the bone layer. However, the silicate bioceramics have some drawback regarding their mechanical properties and chemical stabilities. Materials and Method...

The mechanical testing of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) requires precise measurements of displacement and strain in the nanometer scale. Integrated testing devices, including specimens, actuators and sensors, were designed and fabricated to overcome the aligning and gripping difficulties faced by previous separated micromechanical testing app...

Quantitative Accelerated Life Testing (QALT) is a solution for assessing thereliability of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). A procedure for QALT is shownin this paper and an attempt to assess the reliability level for a batch of MEMSaccelerometers is reported. The testing plan is application-driven and contains combinedtests: thermal (high temperature) and mechanical stress. Two variant...

This paper presents a novel method for prediction of the mechanical behavior of proximal femur using the general framework of the quantitative computed tomography (QCT)-based finite element Analysis (FEA). A systematic imaging and modeling procedure was developed for reliable correspondence between the QCT-based FEA and the in-vitro mechanical testing. A speciallydesigned holding frame was used...

The stability of loess subgrade is affected by many factors. Freeze-thaw cycles are a common factor that causes the strength subgrades to be damaged. In order study influence freezethaw on subgrades, reveal mechanism freeze-thaw subgrades. It necessary sample soil samples in this area, and perform compaction test, cycle unconfined compression test electron microscope scanning analyze microstruc...

The recent interest in size-dependent deformation of micro- and nanoscale materials has paralleled both technological miniaturization and advancements in imaging and small-scale mechanical testing methods. Here we describe a quantitative in situ nanomechanical testing approach adapted to a dual-beam focused ion beam and scanning electron microscope. A transducer based on a three-plate capacitor...

Tendon never restores the complete biological and mechanical properties after healing. Bone marrow and recently adipose tissue have been used as the sources of mesenchymal stem cells, which have been proven to enhance tendon healing. Stromal vascular fraction (SVF), derived from adipose tissue by an enzymatic digestion, represents an alternative source of multipotent cells, which undergo differ...

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Raja College of Engineering, Alangulam, Tirunelveli 627 808, India Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli 627 007, India Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi 630 002, India Structural Analysis and Testing Group, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Triva...

In situ mechanical testing procedures for small scale samples in the μm range are rare. For many biological materials sizes in the μm range are typical, such as airflow sensors on crickets and individual components of the hairy attachment systems in insects and geckos (Kiel, 1998; Gorb, 2000). A variety of methods and devices exist for the mechanical testing and analysis of conventional bulk sa...

We report a novel material testing system (MTS) that uses hierarchical designs for in-situ mechanical characterization of multiscale materials. This MTS is adaptable for use in optical microscopes (OMs) and scanning electron microscopes (SEMs). The system consists of a microscale material testing module (m-MTM) and a nanoscale material testing module (n-MTM). The MTS can measure mechanical prop...