With an advanced and versatile multi-functional tribometer, CD BioGlyco offers friction/wear/abrasion testing to help clients analyze the friction, wear, and mechanical properties of Carbohydrate-Based Biodegradable Materials. Our engaged experts have established a variety of wear and abrasion testing methods to help you choose the best method for your project and ensure your materials are safe, compliant, high quality, and fit for purpose.

Friction/Wear/Abrasion Testing

Polymer-based composites have shown great potential in human hard tissue replacement due to the avoidance of stress shielding. Recently, a wide range of polysaccharide-based biodegradable materials has been widely used as biomaterials for implants due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, good mechanical properties, non-toxicity, non-immunogenicity, and adequate tribological properties. For example, chitosan and its derivatives have become very attractive candidates as scaffold composites.

Hybrid composites used as implants must have better wear properties. Wear is usually defined as the unintended loss of solid material from the solid surface due to mechanical interactions. Applied loads and sliding speeds play an important role in the wear behavior of polymers and composites. It is therefore necessary to test the wear resistance of polysaccharide-based materials using friction/wear/abrasion tests, which are important for their rational application in the biomedical field.

Fig.1 Wear mechanism map for PBC1 composites. (Arul Jeya Kumar & Srinivasan, 2018)

Test Methods at CD BioGlyco

We have a modular and versatile universal tribometer that allows our clients to fully analyze the coefficient of friction, wear, adhesion, hardness, and more of polysaccharide-based biodegradable materials.

Main features:

• Load nano, micron, and macro range
• Integrated 3D profilometer
• Wide range of environmental controls
• Modular with interchangeable modules
• Versatile and customizable to clients' needs

Friction/Wear/Abrasion Testing of Polysaccharide-based Biodegradable Materials at CD BioGlyco

Our dedicated experts work hard to provide our clients with a wide range of services for the Physical Characterization of Polysaccharide-based Biodegradable Materials, including friction/wear/abrasion testing. We offer a variety of test methods and perform fast, repeatable tests to generate data that will provide a repeatable ranking of materials' resistance to scratching abrasion under a specified set of conditions. Through our testing, we also help our clients predict the lifetime of products. Our services include but are not limited to:

• Measurement of the coefficient of friction and the wear volume
• Quantification of surface friction or wear properties via the tribology technique
• Analysis of coating adhesion and resistance via the scratch technique
• Analysis of roughness change
• Investigation of crack initiation and propagation
• Study debris creation
• Analysis of topography change
• Analysis of the effect of textures on tribology
• Analysis of the effect of surface roughness

Our Advantages

• Professional testing services
• Specialized in nano/micro analysis
• Fast turnaround time

In response to the needs in the Characterization of Polysaccharide-based Biodegradable Materials, CD BioGlyco is equipped with advanced and high-speed effective tools to provide clients with friction/wear/abrasion testing as well as observation, analysis, and measurement of polysaccharide-based biodegradable materials.

If you are interested in our friction/wear/abrasion testing services, or to request a quote, please don't hesitate to contact us for more details.