We work on the mechanical and thermo-mechanical characterisation of a wide range of materials and material structures derived either from nature or engineered, relevant for medical applications and medical devices.

These include:

1. -hard and soft tissues (e.g. bone, cartilage, muscles, pericardium, vessel walls)
   

2. -polymers (e.g. silicone, polyurethane, nanocomposite polymers, PET & PTFE fabrics)
   

3. -metals (e.g. stainless steel, titanium, cobalt-chromium alloys, nitinol)
   

4. -ceramics (e.g. hydroxyapatite, pyrolitic carbon).
   

muscles characterisation

nitinol characterisation

Lab Director:
Dr Gaetano Burriesci  

Address:
Roberts Building

UCL Mechanical Engineering

University College London Torrington Place

London WC1E 7JE

Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 3922

BioMaterials Testing

helping to understand the mechanics of materials