Engineering silicone rubbers for in vitro studies: Creating AAA models and ILT analogues with physiological properties

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Corbett, T J ^a   Doyle, B J ^a   Callanan, A ^a   Walsh, M T ^a   McGloughlin, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Mock artery models; Realistic properties

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS; AORTIC TISSUE; ENDOVASCULAR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUTURE DESIGNS; IDEAL GEOMETRY; IDEAL MODEL; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INJECTION MOLDING TECHNIQUES; INTERNAL PRESSURE; INTRALUMINAL; MOCK ARTERIES; MOCK ARTERY MODELS; MODEL PROPERTIES; NEW MATERIAL; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL RANGE; SILICONE RUBBER; WALL MATERIALS; WALL MODEL; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BLOOD VESSELS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INJECTION MOLDING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATERIALS TESTING; MERCURY (METAL); PRESSURIZATION; SILICONES; STIFFNESS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

SILASTIC; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; RIGIDITY; SIMULATION; THICKNESS; YOUNG MODULUS; ABDOMINAL AORTA; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 77955100437     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000156     Document Type: Article

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