Burst testing of condoms. I. Basic features of the force-deformation curve of latex-rubber condoms

J Appl Biomater. 1992 Summer;3(2):117-22. doi: 10.1002/jab.770030207.

Abstract

Inflation of a rubber condom involves biaxial deformation of the material which can be modeled by the use of an appropriate strain-energy function. Force versus deformation data for uniaxial extension of strips of condoms were used to determine the parameters for Ogden's form of a strain-energy function. These parameters were then used to fit experimentally obtained burst test data to a stress-strain equation formulated for inflation of condoms in a burst test. Experimental data on inflation of condoms agree well with theoretical curves verifying the applicability of the biaxial stress-strain equation to the particular strain-energy function on which it is based.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Condoms / standards*
  • Humans
  • Latex / standards*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Pressure
  • Quality Control

Substances

  • Latex