A METHOD FOR CHARACTERISING A MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF A MATERIAL
Applicants
OncoRes Medical Pty Ltd.
Inventors
McLaughlin, Robert Ainsley, Kennedy, Kelsey Marie, Kennedy, Brendan Francis, Sampson, David Douglas
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for characterising a mechanical property of a material. The method comprises the steps of providing the material having a deformable portion and providing a device having an optical element that is arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation. The device comprises an insertion portion and is arranged for insertion into the deformable portion of the material and the electromagnetic radiation is detectable by the optical element at a location within the deformable portion. The method further comprises moving the insertion portion of the device within the deformable portion of the material in a manner such that the deformable portion is deformed and emitting electromagnetic radiation into the material such that propagation of the electromagnetic radiation through the material is influenced by the mechanical property of the material associated with a deformation of the deformable portion. The method also comprises detecting the electromagnetic radiation in response to the emitted electromagnetic radiation using the optical element at the location within the deformable portion. Further, the method comprises analysing the detected electromagnetic radiation to characterise the mechanical property of the material.
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