title: Uniaxial and biaxial tensile strength of calf pericardium used in the construction of bioprostheses: biomaterial selection criteria.
abstract: Using morphological and mechanical criteria and applying a method involving paired samples that is widely employed in epidemiology, we obtained an excellent prediction of the mechanical behavior of the calf pericardium used in the construction of cardiac bioprostheses. The method of selection employed in this study may be a highly useful tool for guaranteeing the mechanical resistance of calf pericardium, with a very low level of error.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García Páez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jorge-Herrero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Castillo-Olivares
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Millán
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sainz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004548:Elasticity; D005544:Forecasting; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D010496:Pericardium / Q000502:physiology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials