Experimental modelling of aortic aneurysms: Novel applications of silicone rubbers

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1002-1012

  Doyle, Barry J ^a   Corbett, Timothy J ^a   Cloonan, Aidan J ^a   O'Donnell, Michael R ^a   Walsh, Michael T ^a   Vorp, David A ^b   McGloughlin, Timothy M ^a  

^a Materials and Surface Science Institute   (Ireland)

^b MCGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration curves; Experimental models; Material properties; Novel materials; Silicone rubber; Videoextensometry

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION CURVES; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; NOVEL MATERIALS; SILICONE RUBBER; VIDEOEXTENSOMETRY;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; CALIBRATION; COLOR; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; RUBBER; SILICONES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

SILASTIC;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; BIOMIMETICS; CALIBRATION; COLOR; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 70349462957     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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