Early wear development in a novel mechanical heart valve prosthesis made from polymeric materials

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 710-715

  Medart, Daniel ^a   Steinseifer, Ulrich ^a   Reul, Helmut ^a   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; METAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; EQUIPMENT; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PROSTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CERAMICS; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 39049176373     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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