Finding a Standard with ASTM

Step One

Look at the Standards tab Links to an external site. of the Biomedical Engineering research guide and click on the link for the ASTM Compass database. 

Screenshot of the Standards tab of the biomedical engineering research guide.

Step Two

Type your search in ASTM Compass, and then click enter. For our search on shelf life standards for endovascular devices from Google, we know that there's an ASTM standard called "Standard Guide for Identification of Shelf-life Test Attributes for Endovascular Devices" and we want to find it.

Screenshot of the homepage of ASTM Compass

Step Three

In the search results, read the titles of the results to see if any title seems relevant to your research. Looks like the first result is exactly the standard you're looking for! Click the download button in the upper right to download the full PDF of the standard. Always check that it's the active version of the standard (noted with the word 'Active' in the green box above the standard title). 

Screenshot of the ASTM Compass database search results for standard guide for identification of shelf-life test attributes for endovascular devices.

 

If you still have questions about finding standards, then you can email Joanna Thielen, Librarian for the BME department (jethiele@umich.edu) or schedule an appointment with her Links to an external site. to get tailored assistance.