Shelf-life of bioprosthetic heart valves: A structural and mechanical study

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 605-612

  Julien, Maryse ^a   Létouneau, Dany R ^a   Marois, Yves ^a   Cardou, Alain ^a   King, Martin W ^a   Guidoin, Robert ^a   Chachra, Debbie ^b   Lee, J Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioprostheses; Bioprosthetic heart valves; Storage conditions; Tissue preservation

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; COLLAGEN; FRACTURE TESTING; REFRIGERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; STRAIN; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE;

GLUTARALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS; STORAGE CONDITIONS;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STORAGE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; COLD; GLUTARAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 0342601963     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(96)00155-X     Document Type: Article

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