Microporous segmented polyetherurethane vascular graft: I. Dependency of graft morphology and mechanical properties on compositions and fabrication conditions

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-245

  Chen, Jui Hsiang ^a   Laiw, Ru Fong ^a   Jiang, Shu Fang ^a   Lee, Yu Der ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Mechanical properties; Microporous SPEU vascular graft; Morphology; Segmented polyetherurethane (SPEU)

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; COAGULATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYURETHANES; POROSITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TENSILE TESTING;

SEGMENTED POLYETHERURETHANE; SOLUTION POLYMERIZATION; VASCULAR GRAFT;

GRAFTS;

POLYETHERURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MECHANICS; POLYURETHANES; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 0033011092     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(1999)48:3<235::AID-JBM6>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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