New polyurethane heart valve prosthesis: Design, manufacture and evaluation

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 1857-1863

  Mackay, T G ^a   Wheatley, D J ^a   Bernacca, G M ^a   Fisher, A C ^b   Hindle, C S ^c  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart valves; Polyurethane; Prostheses; Tri leaflet

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; DESIGN; FATIGUE TESTING; HEMODYNAMICS; MANUFACTURE; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE; TESTING;

DIP COATING; HYDRODYNAMIC TESTING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TRI-LEAFLET VALVE;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030269992     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(95)00242-1     Document Type: Article

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