Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Micro Materials
Ltd:
http://www.micromaterials.co.uk
NanoTest (for nanoindentation and also wear study via a nanoscratch module)
Shimadzu
Corporation:
http://www.shimadzu.com/products/test/hardness/index.html
Dynamic Ultra Micro Hardness Testers (DUH)
Umis
(
IBIS
):
http://www.ibisonline.com.au
Ultra Micro Indentation System
Acknowledgment
The author expresses his thanks to the following institutions for enabling him the study and experi-
ments mentioned in this chapter: Research Centre of Karlsruhe (KIT), Germany, Centre de Recherche
Public Henri Tudor, Luxembourg, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, and University
of Pardubice, Czech Republic. Indentation measurements on enamel, done by Dr. Li Hong He of
University of Otago, are gratefully appreciated.
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