A new approach to detection of the cavitation on mechanical heart valves

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-308

  Takiura, Koki ^a   Chinzei, Tsuneo ^a   Abe, Yusuke ^b   Isoyama, Takashi ^b   Saito, Itsuro ^a   Ozeki, Toshinaga ^a   Imachi, Kou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAVITATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ORIFICES; PHOTONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

MECHANICAL HEART VALVES (MHV);

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; LUMINOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; LIGHT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHOTON; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TANK;

BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0037542569     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MAT.0000065470.29806.76     Document Type: Article

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