This laboratory is used for experiments that study the properties of biological materials. Below is a list of the equipment used in this lab.

1. Servo-Hydraulic Testing Machine

• Used to examine the physical strength of biological materials.
• Can produce computer-controlled displacements or forces of almost any desired shape and duration.
• Capable of producing 50ms sinewave load and position-controlled impacts of 13.0 kN.
• Data can be analyzed to produce force-time and force-displacement curves, as well as calculate stiffness, Young's modulus and yield strength.

2. Torque Testing Machine

• Provides torque moment or rotational movement to an object using load cell of either 25 inch/lbs or 200 inch/lbs
• Uses optical rotary encoder to measure rotary motions.
• Used to evaluate surgical equipment and procedures, as well as bone repair methods and materials.
• Used to determine failure torque, energy and stiffness of these materials.

3. High-Speed Pneumatic Impacter

• Can produce an impact of up to 35 miles-per-hour to simulate a car crash or other high-speed impact injury.
• Uses high-pressure nitrogen to fire a piston, accelerating an impact mass toward the target object.
• Initial velocity of the impact mass is measured with an optically triggered speed trap. The impact forces are measured with an inertially compensated load cell.
• Used to test the response of tissues and bones to high-speed impacts.
• Results are used to design cars, helmets and other safety equipment.

4. Hyperextension Fixture

• Custom-designed to test behavior of specimens under loads while allowing rotation.
• Used in conjunction with the XY table to simulate tensile or compressive stresses.
• Used in research to analyze the mechanical behavior of knee joints when forces similar to those experienced in nature are applied.

5. Stainless Steel XY Table

• Allows researcher to exert tensile or compressive forces in Z-direction while allowing free movement in the X and Y directions.
• Can be mounted on the Instron testing machine, where data can be captured and the XY displacement data from the table can be synchronized.
• Table's position can be measured to 1/1000 of a millimeter and can be read at 10,000 samples per second.
• Y Axis can be fixed in order to measure any loads in Y direction.

6. Aluminum XY Table

• Allows researcher to exert tensile or compressive forces in Z-direction while allowing free movement in the X and Y directions.
• Can be mounted on the Instron testing machine, where data can be captured and the XY displacement data from the table can be synchronized.
• Table's position can be measured to 1/1000 of a millimeter and can be read at 10,000 samples per second.
• Smaller, designed for lighter loads than the stainless steel XY Table.

7. Rotary Encoders

• Available with a resolution of 0.02 degrees, sampled at up to 10,000 samples per second.
• Data from encoders, XY Table and Instron can be synchronized.
• Used to measure angular motions.
• Experiment shown uses two encoders to calculate the bending moment at the joint.