Browsing by Subject "stent"
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Constitutive modeling for biodegradable polymers for application in endovascular stents
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty followed by drug-eluting stent implantation has been of great benefit in coronary applications, whereas in peripheral applications, success rates remain low. Analysis of healing ... -
Endografts, Pressure, and the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
(2010-07-14)Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are an expansion in diameter of the abdominal aorta and their rupture is a leading cause of mortality. One of the treatments for AAA is the implantation of an endograft (also called a stent ... -
Finite Element Analyses of a Cyclically Loaded Linear Viscoelastic Biodegradable Stent
(2014-12-03)Biodegradable polymers have been in use for biomedical applications such as sutures and various implants for many years. In the recent decade, research into the development of biodegradable cardiac stents has expanded. ...