title: Models of stents - comparison and applications.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the possibilities of various types of stent modeling and to develop some new models. A brief survey of basic properties of stents and a list of basic designs of stents is presented. Two approaches to stent modeling were identified. Structural mechanics is the theoretical background of our analytical model of a spiral stent. The finite element method was also used. The measurement equipment for model evaluation was developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. zahora@lfhk.cuni.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Záhora
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bezrouk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanus
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors