Mechanical properties and in vitro degradation of bioabsorbable self-expanding braided stents

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-266

  Nuutinen, Juha Pekka ^a,b   Clerc, Claude ^b   Reinikainen, Raija ^a   Törmälä, Pertti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Bionx Implants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Braiding; Fibres; In vitro; PLLA; Self expansion; Stent

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STENT; TIME;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POLYESTERS; STENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 1642441745     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856203763572707     Document Type: Article

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