Computational mechanics of Nitinol stent grafts

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2370-2378

  Kleinstreuer, C ^a,b,d   Li, Z ^c   Basciano, C A ^a   Seelecke, S ^a   Farber, M A ^a,d  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Computer simulations; Crimp; Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Fracture; Graft material; Nitinol; Stent; Stent graft; Wall stress and strain

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; DIAMONDS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEALTH; LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; SAFETY FACTOR; STRESSES;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA); COMMERCIAL SOFTWARES; CYCLIC LOADING CONDITIONS; CYCLIC PRESSURES; ELSEVIER (CO); EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (EPTTE); FATIGUE FRACTURES; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; FATIGUE RESISTANCES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; NITINOL (NITI); RADIAL FORCES; RADIAL STRESSES; STENT GRAFTS; TWO TYPES;

GRAFTS;

POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FATIGUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ACOUSTICS; BOTTLES; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; CYCLIC LOADS; DIAMOND; EMISSION; FATIGUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GRAFTS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; PRESSURE; SAFETY; SIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY; STRESSES;

EID: 48149108560     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.05.032     Document Type: Article

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