An Auxetic structure configured as oesophageal stent with potential to be used for palliative treatment of oesophageal cancer; Development and in vitro mechanical analysis

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2573-2581

  Ali, Murtaza N ^a   Rehman, Ihtesham Ur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; ELASTIC AND PLASTIC DEFORMATION; IN-VITRO; LASER CUTTING; MALIGNANT CANCERS; MATERIAL STRESS; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; NON-TOXICITY; OESOPHAGEAL STENT; POISSON'S RATIO; POLY-PROPYLENE FILM; STRUCTURE FILMS; TENSILE LOADS;

DISEASES; METALLIC FILMS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POISSON RATIO; ROTATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; AUXETIC STENT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLYPROPYLENES; STENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84355163021     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: 15734838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4436-y     Document Type: Article

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