Polymer Hydrogel/Polybutadiene/Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Hybrid Actuators for the Characterization of NiTi Implants

One of the main issues with the use of nickel titanium alloy (NiTi) implants in cardiovascular implants (stents) is that these devices must be of very high quality in order to avoid subsequent operations due to failing stents. For small stents with diameters below ca. 2 mm, however, stent characteri...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Jeličić, Alwin Friedrich, Katarina Jeremić, Gerd Siekmeyer, Andreas Taubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-03-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/2/1/207/