Prediction of mechanical properties of braided silk fibroin tubes for small diameter vascular scaffolds: A preliminary study

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages 317-319

  Zhao, Huijing ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Braided tube; Nonlinear mechanical model; Silk fibroin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902236845     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijnsns.2010.11.s1.317     Document Type: Article

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