A structural constitutive model for the native pulmonary valve.
Replacement of the native pulmonary valve (PV) with tissue engineered valves requires a thorough understanding of the function of the PV. We undertook the following study to quantify the biaxial mechanical behavior of the porcine PV and develop a structural constitutive model. To our knowledge, this is the first such model for the PV.
Sacks
Michael S
MS
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Lam
Thanh V
TV
Mayer
John E
JE