A thermal analogy for modelling drug elution from cardiovascular stents

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 257-264

  Hose, D R ^a   Narracott, A J ^a   Griffiths, B ^a   Mahmood, S ^a   Gunn, J ^a   Sweeney, D ^b   Lawford, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b IDAC Ireland Limited   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ANSYS; Convection diffusion; Drug elution; Stent

Indexed keywords

ANSYS; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR STENTS; CONVECTION DIFFUSION; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG DELIVERY PROCESS; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELUTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; LOCAL DELIVERY; POLYMER COATING; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; STENT; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; THERMAL ANALOGY; TISSUE GROWTH; TREATMENT PROCESS; VESSEL WALLS;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DRUG DELIVERY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SCAFFOLDS; STABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

STENTS;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DIFFUSION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIFFUSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STENTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 16644384269     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840412331303140     Document Type: Article

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