Static and dynamic mechanical testing of a polymer with potential use as heart valve material
Synthetic tri-leaflet heart valves generally fail in the long-term use (more than 10 years). Tearing and calcification of the leaflets usually cause failure of these valves as a consequence of high tensile and bending stresses borne on the material. The primary purpose of this study was to explore t...
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FIU Digital Commons
2003
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1162 http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2357&context=etd |