The utility of superelasticity in medicine

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-266

  Duerig, T W ^a   Pelton, A R ^a   Stockel D ^a  

^a Nitinol Devices & Components Materials Group   (United States)

Author keywords

NiTi; Nitinol; Stents; Superelasticity

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BIOMATERIAL; NITINOL;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; STENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TEMPERATURE; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TEMPERATURE; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0030341682     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/bme-1996-6404     Document Type: Article

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