Design of an artificial sphincter using shape memory alloys

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4 SPEC., 2001, Pages 411-416

  Luo, Yun ^a   Takagi, Toshiyuki ^a   Matsuzawa, Kenichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLATE METAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER; RHOMBOHEDRAL PHASE TRANSFORMATION; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY PLATE; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 0035788546     PISSN: 13835416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jae-2002-423     Document Type: Article

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