Determining the influence of calcification on the failure properties of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) tissue

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-167

  O'Leary, Siobhan A ^a   Mulvihill, John J ^a   Barrett, Hilary E ^a   Kavanagh, Eamon G ^b   Walsh, Michael T ^a   McGloughlin, Tim M ^a,c   Doyle, Barry J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AAA; Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Calcification; Failure properties; Material properties; Rupture risk; Wall strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 84914097975     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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