In vitro investigation of the radial compliance of porcine carotid arteries

The regaining elastic behavior of the artery after treatment with a bioresorbable scaffold is a measure for successful degradation. The investigation of the elastic properties of arteries is often performed using ultrasound based methods. The current study describes an in vitro test setup for the me...

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Main Authors: Brandt-Wunderlich Christoph, Specht Olaf, Ortmann Heinrich Erik, Schmidt Wolfram, Grabow Niels, Schmitz Klaus-Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2018-0144