Effects of fixation pressure on the biaxial mechanical behavior of porcine bioprosthetic heart valves with long-term cyclic loading

Biomaterials

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2389-2399

  Wells, Sarah M ^a   Sacks, Michael S ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical fixation; Collagen; Cyclic loading; Fatigue; Heart valves

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CONFORMATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TISSUE;

TRANSVALVULAR PRESSURE;

BIODIVERSITY;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HEART VALVE; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPROSTHESIS; COLLAGEN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 0036128753     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00375-1     Document Type: Article

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