A new generation of high flex life polyurethane urea for polymer heart valve - Studies on in vivo biocompatibility and biodurability

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 192-205

  Thomas, Vinoy ^a   Jayabalan, Muthu ^a,b  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biostability; Cardiac applications; Flex life; Physically cross linking; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

BIOSTABILITY; BLOOD COMPATIBILITIES; CARDIAC APPLICATIONS; FLEX-LIFE; HEART VALVES; IN-VIVO; LOW ELASTIC MODULUS; PHYSICALLY CROSS-LINKING; POLYURETHANE UREAS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ETHERS; METABOLISM; POLYMERS; UREA;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CELL LINE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RATS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 62249178590     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31937     Document Type: Article

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