title: Cyclic fatigue and fracture in pyrolytic carbon-coated graphite mechanical heart-valve prostheses: role of small crack in life prediction.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lankford
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sines
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002244:Carbon; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C009139:pyrolytic carbon; D002244:Carbon