title: Materials characterisation of Biomedical tents.
abstract: This article reviews the use of materials characterisation to optimise the bioengineering and manufacturing of stents and thereby provide assurance of performance in clinical applications. The capabilities of today's sophisticated techniques are described.
authors.affiliation: Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California 94022, USA. cormiarobert@fhda.edu
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Cormia
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials