The effect of glycosaminoglycans and hydration on the viscoelastic properties of aortic valve cusps

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 2979-2980

  Bhatia, A ^a   Vesely, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COLLAGEN; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; TISSUE CULTURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

AORTIC VALVE CUSPS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HYALURONAN; LOADING PROTOCOLS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 33846900023     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1617099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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