Auxetic oesophageal stents: Structure and mechanical properties

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 527-553

  Ali, Murtaza Najabat ^a   Busfield, James J C ^b   Rehman, Ihtesham U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STENTS;

EID: 84894458033     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: 15734838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-013-5067-2     Document Type: Article

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