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An 8872 system with wave profile grips for fatigue testing of
viscoelastic thin-films down to loads less than 10 N in solution
The Challenge
Heart valves are a very dynamic component of the human body, opening and closing
with every heartbeat. Elastomeric compounds are often an ideal choice as a
constituent material in the manufacture of artificial valves as well as
replacement tissues as they can offer excellent durability and long-term
reliability.
Our Solution
Instron's FastTrack™ 8800 fatigue systems are ideal for durability testing
of artificial heart valves and the materials used in their production. The
systems are capable of running dynamic tests across a wide frequency range of
many elastomeric materials. A low force Dynacell™ combined with
lightweight grips is used to minimize inertial errors in the load reading and
achieve exceptional control accuracy. An environmental bath provides in vivo
simulation, to determine how biological reactions to the elastomeric material
will affect valve stability and life performance.
Other Biomaterials Applications
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