One-dimensional experimental mechanical characterisation of porcine aortic root wall

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 202-207

  Ferraresi, C ^a   Manuelo Bertetto, A ^a   Maffiodo, D ^a   Franco, W ^a   Mazza, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological tissue; Porcine aortic root; Tensile test

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; TISSUE;

OPENING MECHANICS; PORCINE AORTIC ROOT; TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED SALINE BATH;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0033058686     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513288     Document Type: Article

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