Computational investigation of the delamination of polymer coatings during stent deployment

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2263-2273

  Hopkins, C G ^a   McHugh, P E ^a   McGarry, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone; Delamination; Finite element; Polymer coating; Stent deployment

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION OF POLYMERS; BUCKLING MECHANISM; COATED STENTS; COATING DELAMINATION; COATING INTERFACES; COATING THICKNESS; COHESIVE ZONE; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; COHESIVE ZONES; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; CRITICAL FACTORS; CRITICAL PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT; INTERFACE STRENGTH; PLASTIC HINGES; POLYMER COATING;

BUCKLING; DELAMINATION; DRUG DELIVERY; POLYMERS; STEEL SHEET; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

POLYMER;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; POLYMERS; STENTS;

EID: 77954661328     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-9972-y     Document Type: Article

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