Cancellous Bone Simulating Material
Cancellous Bone Simulating Material
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Hi all,
I'm looking for a material to simulate cancellous bone (the type found in osteoporotic patients). The material itself has some ductility, it is very porous and it tends to break as a brittle material beyond a certain strain. Obviously I'm looking for something that is much more available than bones, and hopefully easier to craft into a desired shape.
I tried to work with plaster, but everything I tried was far too rigid and not ductile at all.
Are there any ideas as to such a material?
I'm posting this in the composite materials forum thiking that trying to get something that is both ductile and brittle to some extent, I'll need a composite material. Any other ideas will also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
G
I'm looking for a material to simulate cancellous bone (the type found in osteoporotic patients). The material itself has some ductility, it is very porous and it tends to break as a brittle material beyond a certain strain. Obviously I'm looking for something that is much more available than bones, and hopefully easier to craft into a desired shape.
I tried to work with plaster, but everything I tried was far too rigid and not ductile at all.
Are there any ideas as to such a material?
I'm posting this in the composite materials forum thiking that trying to get something that is both ductile and brittle to some extent, I'll need a composite material. Any other ideas will also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
G





RE: Cancellous Bone Simulating Material
RE: Cancellous Bone Simulating Material
RE: Cancellous Bone Simulating Material
RE: Cancellous Bone Simulating Material
I have to say both ideas sound amazing - corals are very interesting and after spending several hours looking into it I think it is a very viable solution for me. I have never worked with microballoons/syntactic foam before, but it seems like a very interesting direction.
I will try both and post the results.
Thank you again!
G