Engineers in the Biomechanics Core perform various types of testing.

Equipment and resources

The Biomechanics Core includes this equipment:

  • Kuka KR 300 R2500 Ultra F with muscle actuators and SimVitro universal musculoskeletal simulator control software.
  • Zeiss ARAMIS SRX digital image correlation system.
  • CellScale MircoTester G2 microscale mechanical testing system.
  • MTS model 312 servohydraulic biaxial material testing machine.
  • MTS model 858 MiniBionix II servohydraulic biaxial material testing machine.
  • MTS Criterion Series 40Y servoelectric materials testing machine.
  • TA Instruments 3300 Series III ElectroForce testing system.
  • EXAKT tissue grinding and cutting system.
  • Hysitron TI950 Triboindentor for nanomechanical material testing.
  • Tekscan I-Scan thin-film pressure transducer data acquisition system.
  • Epsilon Opto NCDT1302 laser displacement sensors.
  • Materialise Mimics medical image processing software.
  • Polhemus Liberty electromagnetic motion tracking system.

For more information about services, email the Biomechanics Core. Or complete the Biomechanics Core inquiry form.