Mechanical properties of different airway stents. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ratnovsky, Anat; Regev, Noa; Wald, Shaily; Kramer, Mordechai; Naftali, Sara
• Is Part Of: Medical engineering & physics. Volume 37:Issue 4(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 408
• Page End: 415
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; Biomedical Engineering -- Periodicals; Physics -- Periodicals; Génie biomédical -- Périodiques; Biomedical engineering; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.02.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4533

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0001"> <title id="cesectitle0001">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spara0001"> <list id="celist0001"> <list-item id="celistitem0001"> <label></label> <p id="para0001">Numerical simulations and mechanical measurement were carried out to compare the mechanical properties of different airway stents within three trachea models.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0002"> <label></label> <p id="para0002">Correlation was observed between the diameter of the stent and the stress distribution on the trachea.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0003"> <label></label> <p id="para0003">Stents made of the same material(s) exerted different stresses due to differences in their structure.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="celistitem0004"> <label></label> <p id="para0004">Stenosis significantly increases stress levels in all stents.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>