Investigation of Bauschinger effect in thermo-plastic polymers for biodegradable stents

The Bauschinger effect is a phenomenon metals show as a result of plastic deformation. After a primary plastic deformation the yield strength in the opposite loading direction decreases. The aim of this study is to investigate if there is a phenomenon similar to Bauschinger effect in thermoplastic p...

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Main Authors: Schümann Kerstin, Sahmel Olga, Martin Heiner, Schmitz Klaus-Peter, Grabow Niels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0130