Facilites:
Software developed in-house
The group’s strength has been development of novel in-house software and algorithms. These include: FE packages; new constitutive model routines; virtual generation of bone samples with their micro-architecture; and software for evaluation of homogenised material properties.
Commercial packages
- Finite Element Analysis: Abaqus 6.10
- Imaging Processing: Amira 5.2.2 and Simpleware 4.1
- CAD: Rhino 3, Autodesk Inventor and Solidedge
- Image analysis: CTAn (SkyScan)
Equipment
- Zwick/Roell materials testing machine
- X-ray Microtomography (Micro CT) systems - Skyscan 1172
- Laser vibrometer
- NI DAQ equipment
- Ultrasound systems
The group also has access to a wide range of equipment and workshops at The University of Edinburgh
International Collaborations:
- Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan
- Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Limerick
- Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
- Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Handsurgery, Kuopio University Hospital
