Multi-scale mechanical characterization of scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2893-2898

  Argento, G ^a   Simonet, M ^a   Oomens, C W J ^a   Baaijens, F P T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrospun scaffold; Heart valve; Multi scale

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; DEFORMATION PATTERN; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; DIASTOLIC PRESSURE; ELECTROSPUN MATERIALS; ELECTROSPUNS; HEART VALVES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MICRO-SCALE STRUCTURES; MICRO-SCALES; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; MULTISCALES; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TISSUE; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

POLYCAPROLACTONE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL MICRO SCALE MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISPERSITY; ELECTROSPINNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBER DISTRIBUTION; FIBER STIFFNESS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAFFOLD DEFORMATION PATTERN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; HEART VALVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYESTERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84868364263     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.07.037     Document Type: Article

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