Resistance to biodegradative stress cracking in microporous vascular access grafts

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-134

  Carson, Robert J ^a   Edwards, Alan ^a   Szycher, Michael ^a  

^a CardioTech International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIODEGRADATION; CATHETERS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CROSSLINKING; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; PACEMAKERS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES;

ANEURYSMS; BIODEGRADATIVE STRESS CRACKING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING; MICROPOROUS VASCULAR ACCESS GRAFTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SURFACE CRACKING;

GRAFTS;

EID: 0030250985     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088532829601100201     Document Type: Article

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