The impact of long term freezing on the mechanical properties of porcine aortic tissue

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 165-173

  O'Leary, Siobhan A ^a   Doyle, Barry J ^b,c   McGloughlin, Tim M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Aortic tissue; Biaxial testing; Cryopreservation; Freezing; Long term storage; Mechanical properties; Preservation; Vascular

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TISSUE; WOOD PRESERVATION;

AORTIC TISSUE; BIAXIAL TESTING; CRYO-PRESERVATION; LONG-TERM STORAGE; VASCULAR;

FREEZING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; SWINE; THAWING; THICKNESS; THORACIC AORTA; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE PREPARATION; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; AORTA; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; MATERIALS TESTING;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CRYOPRESERVATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; SWINE;

EID: 84902202650     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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