Cyclic stress-strain behavior of polymeric nonwoven structures for the use as artificial leaflet material for transcatheter heart valve prostheses

Xenogenic leaflet material, bovine and porcine pericardium, is widely used for the fabrication of surgically implanted and transcatheter heart valve prostheses. As a biological material, long term durability of pericardium is limited due to calcification, degeneration and homogeneity. Therefore, pol...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arbeiter Daniela, Brandt-Wunderlich Christoph, Siewert Stefan, Kohse Stefanie, Pfensig Sylvia, Schmitz Klaus-Peter, Grabow Niels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0149