In situ scanning electron microscopic study of structural fatigue of struts, the characteristic elementary building units of medical stents

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 481-482, Issue 1-2 C, 2008, Pages 160-165

  Frotscher, M ^a   Neuking, K ^a   Bockmann R ^b   Wolff, K D ^b   Eggeler, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fatigue; In situ scanning electron microscopy; NiTi shape memory alloys; Pseudoelasticity; Stents; Struts

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STRAIN; STRESSES;

CRACK NUCLEATION; IN SITU SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEDICAL STENTS; PSEUDOELASTICITY; STRUCTURAL FATIGUE;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NICKEL ALLOYS; NUCLEATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STRAIN; STRESSES;

EID: 41949099636     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2007.04.129     Document Type: Article

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