1. Importance of preclinical mechanical testing of medical devices, requirements of standards
2. Division of mechanical properties and test methods.
3. Basics of flexibility and strength (stress states).
4. Basic tests of mechanical properties and their evaluation (tensile test, bending impact test, hardness test)
5. Basic principles of strain measurement of deformations.
6. Basics of computer processing and evaluation of test data.
7. Basic degradation mechanisms affecting service life
8. Unconventional tests of mechanical properties (fatigue, fracture toughness, dynamic tests)
9. Design of tests to meet functional and service life requirements
10-11. Design and implementation of mechanical tests of medical devices
12. Principles of testing machines, sensors and technological testing in relation to medical devices
13-14. Practical experience with mechanical testing techniques and instruments
2. Division of mechanical properties and test methods.
3. Basics of flexibility and strength (stress states).
4. Basic tests of mechanical properties and their evaluation (tensile test, bending impact test, hardness test)
5. Basic principles of strain measurement of deformations.
6. Basics of computer processing and evaluation of test data.
7. Basic degradation mechanisms affecting service life
8. Unconventional tests of mechanical properties (fatigue, fracture toughness, dynamic tests)
9. Design of tests to meet functional and service life requirements
10-11. Design and implementation of mechanical tests of medical devices
12. Principles of testing machines, sensors and technological testing in relation to medical devices
13-14. Practical experience with mechanical testing techniques and instruments