Flexural mechanical properties of porcine aortic heart valve leaflets

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-84

  Ragaert, Kim ^a,c   De Somer, Filip ^b   Somers, Pamela ^c   De Baere, Ives ^c   Cardon, Ludwig ^a,c   Degrieck, Joris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aorta; Cusps; Flexure; Heart valve; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AORTA; AORTIC HEART VALVES; AORTIC VALVES; CUSPS; FLEXURE; HEART VALVES; INDENTATION TEST; STIFFNESS PARAMETERS;

BLOOD VESSELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

HEART;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE LEAFLET; ARTICLE; CYCLIC INDENTATION TEST; FLEXURAL INDENTATION TEST; FLEXURAL MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RIGIDITY; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; BIOMECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; SWINE;

EID: 84864139364     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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