Improving the mechanical properties of braided shape memory polymer stents by heat setting

Autex Research Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 73-76

  Schreiber, Fabian ^a   Schuster, Philipp ^a   Borinski, Mauricio ^b   Vogt, Felix ^b   Blindt, Rüdiger ^b   Gries, Thomas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Braiding; Heat setting; Radial resistance force; Shape memory polymer; Stent

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISEASES; HEAT SETTING; HEAT TREATMENT; SHAPE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURES; TUBES;

EID: 78049488633     PISSN: 14709589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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