Mechanical, biological and structural characterization of in vitro ruptured human carotid plaque tissue

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 9027-9035

  Mulvihill, J J ^a   Cunnane, E M ^a   McHugh, S M ^b   Kavanagh, E G ^b   Walsh, S R ^b   Walsh, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid; FTIR; Microscopy; Tissue characterisation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMINERALIZATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CAROTID; CAROTID PLAQUES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; IN-VITRO; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

BONE;

CALCIUM; CARBON; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TORQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID; FTIR; MICROSCOPY; TISSUE CHARACTERISATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84885053714     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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