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Testing Services - Characterization of Biological Tissues and Biomaterials


Testing Services

We provide laboratory Testing Services using the Mach-1™ on a wide range of tissues and materials. Our long standing expertise is related to cartilage, but we have also provide Testing Services to other types of tissues and materials including connective tissues, bone, ligament, skin, vessels, biomaterials and gels. Testing can be performed in a Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)-compliant environment upon request.

In addition to offering high performance instrumentation for your tests, we also provide assistance with protocol preparation, design of custom accessories, tissue and/or material testing, and data analysis.

We invite you to contact us to discuss your application. Based on your specific needs, we will define a customized study plan. Our specialized scientific team will then perform all testing, results reporting and data analysis.

Our expertise includes:

Cartilage Mechanical Properties in Various Configurations

  • Confined compression1
  • Unconfined compression2
  • Cyclic compression3
  • Tension4

Cartilage Modeling

Unique theoretical model for cartilage that provides collagen and proteoglycan-related mechanical parameters5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Cartilage Electromechanical Properties and Degradation Models

  • Unconfined compression on bovine cartilage11,12,13
  • Indentation on bovine14, equine15,16, ovine17, and human16 cartilages.

Mechanical Properties of Other Tissues and Materials

  • Tissue-Engineered Cartilage18
  • Agarose Gel19
  • Bone, Connective Tissues
  • Ligament, Skin
  • Alginate Beads
  • Pharmaceutical Tablets


[1] Buschmann et al., J. Biomech.,1998
[2] Langelier et al., J. Biomech., 2003
[3] Thibault et al., JOR, 2002
[4] Charlebois et al., J. Biomech. Eng., 2004
[5] Li et al., J. Biomech. Eng., 2003
[6] Fortin et al., J. Biomech. Eng., 2000
[7] Li et al, J. Biomech., 2000
[8] Soulhat et al., J. Biomech. Eng., 1999
[9] Quenneville et al., J. Membrane. Sc.,2005
[10] Quenneville et al., Trans ORS, 2007
[11] Binette et al., J. Biomech. Eng., 2004
[12] Legare et al., JOR, 2002
[13] Garon et al., J. Biomech., 2002
[14] Quenneville et al., Trans ICRS, 2002
[15] Garon et al., Trans ORS, 2003
[16] Garon et al., Trans ORS, 2007
[17] Changoor et al., Trans ORS, 2007
[18] Hoemann et al., OA Cart., 2005
[19] Tran-Khanh et al., JOR, 2005