Biodegradable polymer vascular stents (BPVSs) have been widely used in percutaneous
coronary interventions for the treatment of coronary artery diseases. The development of …

Auxetics are a unique class of materials that exhibit a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) owing
to their distinguish deformation behavior. However, some auxetics are either weak in their in …

Coronary atherosclerosis is the major cause of mortality and disability in developed nations.
A deeper understanding of mechanical properties of coronary arteries and hence their …

The mechanical properties of artery stent are of key importance to the mechanical integrity
and biomechanical performance reliability of stent-plaque-artery system. In this paper …

Abstract The Holzapfel–Gasser–Ogden (HGO) model for anisotropic hyperelastic behaviour
of collagen fibre reinforced materials was initially developed to describe the elastic …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, usually
caused by atherosclerosis. An interventional procedure using stents is a promising …

In this study, 2D triangular anti-trichiral structures and auxetic stents, under compression,
were introduced. The cores of the anti-trichiral structures were the equilateral triangles. The …

Chiral structures consisting of circular ring nodes and tangentially connected ligaments are
engineered systems that exhibit excellent flexibility, vibration attenuation, impact resistance …

Background—Acute respiratory failure is one of the most common problems encountered in
intensive care units (ICU) and mechanical ventilation is the mainstay of supportive therapy …

The mechanical properties of the stent are of key importance to the mechanical integrity and
performance reliability of stent-plaque-artery system, and an ideal stent should have good …