Mechanical characterisation of polyurethane elastomer for biomedical applications

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-62

  Kanyanta, Valentine ^a   Ivankovic, Alojz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CHARACTERISATION; CYCLIC TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYPERELASTIC MATERIALS; LARGE STRAINS; LOADING CONDITION; MATERIAL MODELS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MOCK ARTERIES; NEO-HOOKEAN MODEL; POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SMALL STRAINS; TEST RESULTS; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOUR; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ETHERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; MOISTURE; PLASTICS; SIMULATORS; STRAIN RATE;

RUBBER;

BIOMATERIAL; ELASTOMER; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ARTERIES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PERIODICITY; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE; RUBBER; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES;

EID: 70350745961     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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