Multiscale simulations of the aortic heart valve : applications in disease and surgery

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-148). === This thesis presents mathematical models describing the mechanical behavior of the human aortic heart valve over a range of length and time scales....

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Main Author: Weinberg, Eli, 1979-
Other Authors: Mohammad Kaazempur Mofrad and Jeffrey Borenstein.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44797