Page 2 - Clinical-Medical Physical Properties of Biomaterial

Shimadzu Material Testing Machines Support

the Development of Advanced Medical Treatments

Although the world's population was just two billion in 1927, it reached seven billion in 2011 and is expected to
hit ten billion by the end of the 21st century. Advanced countries such as Japan are becoming aging societies. Autograph AG Series EZTest Series Autograph AGS SeriesAutograph AGS Series Autograph AG Series
Autograph AG Series
EZTest Series
Autograph AG Series
Compact Table-Top Universal Tester
Precision Universal Tester, Floor Type
Precision Universal Tester, Table-Top Type
Precision Universal Tester, Table-Top Type
Such dramatic growth in population and life-expectancy is said to result from more sophisticated medicine, Precision Universal Tester, Table-Top Type Compact Table-Top Universal Tester Precision Universal Tester, Table-Top Type Precision Universal Tester, Floor Type
which, in turn, will require more advanced medical technology.
The medical equipment and biomaterials industries have experienced a vast number of innovations and
developments over the past ten years. In addition, great strides have been made in materials and technologies,
and therapeutic strategies and surgical techniques have progressed dramatically. For instance, a broken femur
can now be replaced by an implant, and inserting small metal stents weighing just a few grams into the
neurovascular system can prevent strokes due to plaque or arterial stenosis.
To guarantee the safety and efficacy of medical equipment and technologies in the wake of such medical
breakthroughs, more active efforts are being made to reinforce the evaluation criteria and the regulations
governing the standardization of measuring instruments and test methods. Medical equipment manufacturers
and research organizations around the world are conducting research and development into medical equipment
Servopulser EMT Series
Servopulser EHF
Servopulser EHF
Micro-Servo MMT Series
Servopulser EMT Series Micro-Servo MMT Series Servopulser EHF Servopulser EHF
based on mechanical properties evaluation and finite-element analysis. Electromagnetic Force Fatigue/ Electromagnetic Force Micro Material Tester Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue and EHF Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue and
Electromagnetic Force Micro Material Tester
Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue and
Electromagnetic Force Fatigue/
Servo-Hydraulic Fatigue and
Endurance Tester, Floor Type
Endurance Testing System Endurance Tester, Table-Top Type Endurance Tester, Floor Type
Endurance Tester, Table-Top Type
Endurance Testing System
Shimadzu Corporation is applying the technical expertise cultivated through physical testing, quality control, and
full-scale testing in materials development to the fields of leading-edge medicine and biomaterials evaluation.
Apply Shimadzu's extensive materials testing knowledge to achieve further developments in advanced medicine. Evaluation of Biological Samples P. 04 ~ 07
Introduces testers and jigs required to evaluate the tensile strength of biological tissue samples, such
as blood vessels, ligaments, and tendons, and the bending strength of bone, as well as fatigue and
endurance strength and torsional properties of biological samples.
Evaluation of Biomaterials P. 08 ~ 11
Introduces applications for testing the static strength, fatigue strength, and endurance strength of
bone implants and dental implants.

Evaluation of Medical Equipment P. 12 ~ 13
Introduces applications to evaluate the strength of medical equipment and the constituent materials
for injectors, catheters, bandages, and contact lenses.

Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals and Packaging P. 14 ~ 15
Introduces applications required for tablet manufacture and fundamental quality evaluation and for
R&D and quality control of pharmaceuticals and their packaging.