title: Physical modelling of the arterial wall. Part 1: Testing of tubes of various materials.
abstract: Tubes of various elastic materials were tested using a purpose-built apparatus to select those most appropriate for physical simulation of the arterial wall. The influences of temperature and longitudinal stress were measured in selected tubes. It was found that the static elasticity of latex tubes is close to that of the arterial wall for intraluminal pressures corresponding to the lower range of intra-arterial pressures.
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular