title: 50 Hz fatigue testing of large diameter stent grafts.
abstract: An aortic stent graft has been fatigue tested in a system that operates at a frequency of 50 Hz. The mode of operation and the results that supplement finite element model calculations are described.
authors.affiliation: NMI Natural and Medical Science Institute, University of Tuebingen, Germany. schroeder@nmi.de
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004548:Elasticity; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials