Welcome to BiMaTS - Birmingham Materials Testing Services
Our Work
Biomaterials play a critical role in various industries, particularly in dentistry and healthcare. BiMaTS offers expertise and cutting-edge testing capabilities through a wide range of services to assess the mechanical, physical, and biological properties of materials, enabling manufacturers to make informed decisions, either at the development stage or following commercialisation.
Our Services
Material characterization
Scanning electron microscopy
Energy dispersive spectroscopy
X-ray diffraction analysis
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Attenuated total reflectance
KBr
Time resolved measurements
Spectral measurements
Fourier Transform Infrared Microscopy (compositional mapping)
Calorimetry
Mechanical properties testing
3 Point Bend Test
4 Point Bend Test
Biaxial Flexure
Tensile Test
Hardness Testing
Surface profilometry
Temperature and thermography
Thermocouple measurements
IR camera
Assessment of sealer properties – ISO 6876 (2025)
Solubility
Flow
Setting time
Film thickness
Clinical assessment of endodontic instruments and materials
Microbiology
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)
Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC)
Minimum Biofilm Eradication Concentration (MBEC)
Minimum Biofilm Inhibition Concentration (MBIC)
Measurement of Biofilm Mass (using crystal violet stain)
Biofilm live/dead staining and quantification
Direct contact Test
All of the above on a range of relevant aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.
Biofilms can be mono- and multispecies.
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