My March column addressed flexural test methods for composite materials. I noted that the details presented in the various available national and international standards were not mutually consistent ...

The National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, an affiliate of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, on May 22 said an alternative method of animal testing that the institute developed was ...

The rabbit intracutaneous reactivity test has long been a valuable model for detecting irritant chemicals that can leach from polymer materials (plastics) used in drug containers, food containers, and ...

FDA guidance document Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, "Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process" is probably the most used ...

Among the first decisions to be made when initiating a composites testing program is the selection of test methods to follow. Unless performing highly customized testing, it’s usually not difficult to ...

A Standard Test Method is a conclusive procedure that yields a test result. So as to achieve accurate and relevant test results, a standard test method is definite, unambiguous, and experimentally ...

A material’s hardness relates to its mechanical resistance when subjected to mechanical indentation by another harder body. Diamond is considered the hardest natural material and is typically used for ...