Compact compliance chamber design for the study of cardiac performance in microgravity

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 316-320

  Woodruff, Stewart J ^a   Sharp, M Keith ^a,b   Pantalos, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT TESTING; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; STIFFNESS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

COMPACT COMPLIANCE CHAMBER DESIGN; MOCK CIRCULATION SYSTEM (MCS);

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); MICROGRAVITY;

EID: 0343118771     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199743040-00010     Document Type: Article

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