Fatigue of isotropic pyrolytic carbon used in mechanical heart valves

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Ma, Ling ^a   Sines, George ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYROLYTIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FRACTURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARBON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0030008894     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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