Mechanical performance of pyrolytic carbon in prosthetic heart valve applications

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Cao, Hengchu ^a  

^a CarboMedics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYROLYTIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; FRACTURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; PERFORMANCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARBON; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0029893815     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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