Research shows artificial blood-vessel and heart-valve implants made more compatible with their biological environments by use of regularly microtextured surfaces. In new manufacturing process, ion beam etches patterned array of small pillars on mandrel used to mold tubular plastic implant. Pillars create tiny regularly spaced holes in inner surface of tube. Holes expected to provide sites for attachment of healthy lining. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) used as mandrel material because it can be etched by ion beam.


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    Titel :

    Mandrels For Microtextured Small-Vessel Implants


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.03.1989



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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