Material properties, biocompatibility, and wear resistance of the Medtronic pyrolytic carbon

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Leuer, Leonard H ^a   Gross, Jeffrey M ^a   Johnson, Keith M ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYROLYTIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FATIGUE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARBON; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0030006998     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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