Fatigue and life prediction for cobalt-chromium stents: A fracture mechanics analysis

Biomaterials

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1988-2000

  Marrey, Ramesh V ^a   Burgermeister, Robert ^a   Grishaber, Randy B ^a   Ritchie, R O ^b  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary stents; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Life prediction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHROMIUM; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

CORONARY STENTS; ENDOVASCULAR STENTS; FATIGUE FAILURE; LIFE PREDICTION;

COBALT ALLOYS;

CHROMIUM; COBALT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY STENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STENT;

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORONARY VESSELS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 28844502833     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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