Optimizing the tensile properties of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel for the construction of a bioprosthetic heart valve stent

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 854-861

  Wan, W K ^a,b   Campbell, G ^a,b,c   Zhang, Z F ^a,b   Hui, A J ^a,b   Boughner, D R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioprosthetic heart valve; Freeze thaw; Polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel; Stent; Stress relaxation; Tensile

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); HEMODYNAMICS; HYDROGELS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYVINYL ACETATES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL HYDROGEL;

AORTA PROSTHESIS; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FATIGUE; FREEZING; GEOMETRY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRESSURE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STENT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THAWING; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPROSTHESIS; ELASTICITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPROSTHESIS; ELASTICITY; FREEZING; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 1842836414     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10333     Document Type: Article

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