Abstract: Abstract. The mechanical response of biological soft tissues is influenced by wall heterogeneity, including spatial variations in wall thickness. Traditional models for homogeneous soft tissues under uniaxial loading predict ...

Abstract: This study investigated the effect of collagen fiber tortuosity distribution on the biomechanical failure and prefailure properties of arterial wall tissue. An in-silico model of the arterial wall was developed using data ...

Abstract: Although uniaxial tensile testing is commonly used to evaluate failure properties of vascular tissue, there is no established protocol for specimen shape or gripping method. Large percentages of specimens are reported to ...

Abstract: Smart nitinol guidewires have been proposed to improve trackability, facilitating the advancement of catheters through complex vascular anatomies during neurovascular interventions. A smart 0.015 in. diameter nitinol ...