Research Facilities
Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Cadaveric Dissection Laboratory
Materials Testing Machines
- MTS 858 Mini Bionix
- Axial Displacement: up to 100 mm
- Axial Force: 0 - 1000 N or 10000 N
- Torsion Angle: 0 - 14 or 140
- Torsion Force: 0 - 10 Nm or 100 Nm
- MTS TestWare SX with TestStar II
- MTS Mini Bionix fully programmable through MTS TestWare SX
- Control test by time or frequency
- Absolute or Relative test pattern control
- Simultaneous Axial and Torsional testing
- Real-time data capture by MTS TestStar II
Cadaver Storage & Wet Lab Facilities
- Freezer Facilities
- Tissue & Specimen Preparation
- Cleaning Facilities

Freezer Facilities
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Specimen Preparation |

Cleaning Facilities |
On-going Projects
- The Subsidence of Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device (Vertical Rings) During Axial Loading Within the Physiological Range
- Biomechanical Design and Evaluation of PLIF Cages
- In-vitro study of PLIF in Asian Spine
- Biomechanics of Wound Healing
- Determining the Inertial Properties of the Head and Head Complex
- Modelling of Soft Tissue Properties using Finite Element Modelling
- Material Testing System incorporating Video Microscopy for Biomechanical Testing of Hard and Soft Tissue
Download Safe Operating Procedures
SOP for Orthopaedic Cadaveric Dissection and Biomechanics (5.11MB MS Word)
How to Pot Specimens (401KB MS PowerPoint)
How to Use Scalpel Blades (265KB MS PowerPoint)
For further enquiries, please contact:
Email
Hazlan at
R. Amit at
Dominic at
Tel: 6872 4330, 6872 8830, 6516 5099, 9723 6497
Fax: 6774 4082, 6778 0720