Heart valve viscoelastic properties - a pilot study

The effects of cryopreservation on the biological tissue mechanics are still largely unknown. Generalized Maxwell model was applied to characterize quantitatively the viscoelastic behavior of sheep mitral heart valve tissue. Three different groups of specimens are supposed to be tested: fresh tissue...

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Main Authors: Kochová P., Klepáček J., Hlubocký J., Mokráček A., Špaténka J., Nováček V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of West Bohemia 2007-10-01
Series:Applied and Computational Mechanics
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Online Access:http://www.kme.zcu.cz/acm/old_acm/full_papers/acm_vol1no1_p011.pdf