Heart valves (HVs) are fluidic control components of the heart that ensure unidirectional
blood flow during the cardiac cycle. However, this description does not adequately describe …

Heart valves (HVs) are cardiac structures whose physiological function is to ensure directed
blood flow through the heart over the cardiac cycle. While primarily passive structures that …

Mechanical properties of the adventitia are largely determined by the organization of
collagen fibers. Measurements on the waviness and orientation of collagen, particularly at …

Tissue-engineered grafts may be useful in myocardial repair; however, previous scaffolds
have been structurally incompatible with recapitulating cardiac anisotropy. Here, we use …

A fundamental goal in constitutive modeling is to predict the mechanical behavior of a
material under a generalized loading state. To achieve this goal, rigorous experimentation …

L. Yaskanin (65) Prior Publication Data US 2005/O11391. 0 A1 May 26, 2005(57)
ABSTRACT The present invention comprises a percutaneously implant Related US …

To date, there are no constitutive models for either the natural or bioprosthetic aortic valve
(AV), in part due to experimental complications related to the AV's small size and …

Synthetic implants made by traditional fabrication routes are not patient specific and rarely
match the performance of their biological counterparts. We present an additive …

Structural constitutive models integrate information on tissue composition and structure,
avoiding ambiguities in material characterization. However, critical structural information …

The potential for decellularized aortic heart valves (AVs) as heart valve replacements is
based on the assumption that the major cellular immunogenic components have been …