A fracture-mechanics-based approach to fracture control in biomedical devices manufactured from superelastic nitinol tube

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Robertson, S W ^a   Ritchie, R O ^a  

^a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Fracture toughness; Nitinol

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SUPERALLOYS; YIELD STRESS;

CRACK RESISTANCE CURVE; NITINOL DEVICES; SUPERELASTIC ALLOY NITINOL; SUPERELASTIC NITINOL TUBES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ALLOY; NITINOL;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELASTICITY; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPLANT; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; STENT;

ALGORITHMS; ALLOYS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 37549072688     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30840     Document Type: Article

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