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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
Freezer Facilities

Specimen Preparation
Specimen Preparation
Cleaning Facilities
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


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