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The Osmotic Swelling Characteristics of Cardiac Valve Prostheses
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Several types of mechanical cardiac prostheses have been constructed with Delrin occluders, a material that is subject to osmotic swelling. The leaflets are designed to expand to specific ...
Hemodynamics of the Fontan Connection: An In-Vitro Study
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The Fontan operation is one in which the right heart is bypassed leaving the left ventricle to drive the blood through both the capillaries and the lungs, making it important to design an ...