On the biaxial mechanical properties of the layers of the aortic valve leaflet

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 757-766

  Stella, John A ^a,b   Sacks, Michael S ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; FORCE SENSING; STRESS CONSTITUTIVE MODEL;

ANISOTROPY; COLLAGEN; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART STRESS; HEART VENTRICLE; IMAGING SYSTEM; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICRODISSECTION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 35548997864     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2768111     Document Type: Article

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