The flexural rigidity of the aortic valve leaflet in the commissural region

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2966-2973

  Mirnajafi, Ali ^a,b   Raymer, Jeremy M ^a,b   McClure, Leigh R ^a,b   Sacks, Michael S ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cantilever beam; Commissure; Elastica; Flexure; Heart valves; Soft tissue properties

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CANTILEVER BEAMS; DEFORMATION; HISTOLOGY; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

FLEXURAL DIRECTIONS; FORWARD DIRECTION MODULUS; HEART VALVES; SOFT TISSUE PROPERTIES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART VALVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; ELASTICITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33751216820     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.026     Document Type: Article

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