Heart Valve Leaflet Device Component

All existing constitutive models for heart valve leaflet tissues either assume a uniform transmural stress distribution or… Expand

Background— A novel concept providing prenatally tissue engineered human autologous heart valves based on routinely obtained… Expand

Despite continued progress in the treatment of aortic valve (AV) disease, current treatments continue to be challenged to… Expand

Tissue engineered constructs must exhibit tissue-like functional properties, including mechanical behavior comparable to the… Expand

AbstractThe surface geometry of anatomic structures can have a direct impact upon their mechanical behavior in health and disease… Expand

We previously reported on the successful creation of tissue-engineered valve leaflets and the implantation of these autologous… Expand

The anisotropic property of porcine aortic valve leaflet has potentially significant effects on its mechanical behaviour and the… Expand

BACKGROUND We have previously reported the successful creation of tissue-engineered valve leaflets and the implantation of these… Expand

BACKGROUND Valve replacements using either bioprosthetic or mechanical valves have the disadvantage that these structures are… Expand

Simultaneous morphological and stress-strain studies have been carried out on heart valve leaflet tissue maintained in its… Expand