Use of Zirconia Ceramic in the DexAide Right Ventricular Assist Device Journal Bearing

Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-149

  Saeed, Diyar ^a   Horvath, David J ^a   Massiello, Alex L ^a   Ootaki, Yoshio ^a   Benefit, Stephen ^a   Golding, Leonard A R ^a   Fukamachi, Kiyotaka ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatible materials; Ceramic materials; Nonpulsatile flow; Surface properties; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; JOURNAL BEARINGS; PUMPS; STATORS; ZIRCONIA;

BEARINGS MATERIAL; BLOOD PUMP; HARDWARE COMPONENTS; IN-VITRO; NONPULSATILE FLOW; RIGHT VENTRICULAR; TITANIA; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; ZIRCONIA CERAMIC; ZIRCONIUM OXIDES (ZIRCONIA);

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PUMP; CERAMICS; ELECTRIC BATTERY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 77149159780     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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