title: Development of braided fiber-based stents.
abstract: The mechanical behavior of stents is one of the important factors involved in ensuring their function in maintaining an open blood vessel. This study aims to study the development of different kinds of fiber-based stents, using braiding technology. Moreover, the impact of braiding angle and mandrel's diameter in the mechanical behavior of the stent is also analyzed. Furthermore, stent's mechanical properties like radial and longitudinal compression, bending and porosity will be measured and discuss. The results show that fibrous stents present suitable mechanical properties, when compared to those of commercial ones, and may reduce the disadvantages of commercial metallic stents.
authors.affiliation: Fibrous Materials Research Group - Centre for Textile Science and Technology, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rebelo
authors.affiliation: Fibrous Materials Research Group - Centre for Textile Science and Technology, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
authors.forename: Nívea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.affiliation: Fibrous Materials Research Group - Centre for Textile Science and Technology, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fangueiro
authors.affiliation: GRF-CFUM - Physics Department, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: CEB, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Portugal.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henriques
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019245:Compressive Strength; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D008422:Materials Testing; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016062:Porosity; D011312:Pressure; D015607:Stents; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials