Title :
A Structural Constitutive Model for the Native Pulmonary Valve
Author :
Sacks, Michael S. ; Lam, Thanh V. ; Mayer, John E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Replacement of the native pulmonary valve (PV) with tissue engineered valves requires a thorough understanding of the function of the PV. We undertook the following study to quantify the biaxial mechanical behavior of the porcine PV and develop a structural constitutive model. To our knowledge, this is the first such model for the PV.
Keywords :
Pulmonary heart valve; biaxial mechanical properties; biomechanics; constitutive model; Biomechanics; Biomembranes; Capacitive sensors; Heart valves; Lipidomics; Mechanical factors; Micromechanical devices; Protocols; Stress; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8439-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404048
