The impact of material characteristics on the mechanical properties of a poly(l-lactide) coronary stent

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 47, Issue s1a, 2002, Pages 503-505

  Grabow, N ^a   Martin, H ^b   Schmilz, K P ^b  

^a Institute for Implant Technology and Biomaterials   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mechanical properties; PLLA; Stent

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; POLYESTERS; STENTS;

EID: 0036368593     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2002.47.s1a.503     Document Type: Article

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