Biomimetic reliability strategies for self-healing vascular networks in engineering materials

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 5, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 735-747

  Williams, H R ^a   Trask, R S ^a   Knights, A C ^b   Williams, E R ^c   Bond, I P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branched network; Human circulation; Polymer composite; Self repair

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAILURE MODES; FLUIDS; HEALTH; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

BALANCE (WEIGHTING); BIO MIMETIC; BIOMIMETIC DESIGN; CRITICALITY ANALYSIS; DESIGN SPACES; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; FLUID FLOWING; FLUID LEAKAGE; HIGH-PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS; HUMAN CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; NETWORK DESIGNS; OVERALL DESIGN; RISK OF FAILURE; SELF HEALING (SH); SYSTEM RELIABILITY; VASCULAR NETWORKS; VASCULATURE;

RELIABILITY;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMIMETICS; CIRCULATION; FLUID FLOW; PRESSURE; RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 45849109095     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1251     Document Type: Article

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