Polyurethane: material for the next generation of heart valve prostheses?
Open Access
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 17 (4), 440-448
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(00)00381-x
Abstract
Objectives: The prospects for a durable, athrombogenic, synthetic, flexible leaflet heart valve are enhanced by the recent availability of novel, bioKeywords
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