Biomechanical study of large blood vessels using fluid - structure interaction simulations

• Main Author: Ζησιμόπουλος, Σπήλιος
• Other Authors: Zisimopoulos, Spilios
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Biomechanics; Artificial vessels; Electrospinning; Compliance; FSI; Εμβιομηχανική; Τεχνητά αγγεία; Ηλεκτροστατική ινοποίηση; Ενδοτικότητα

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of mortality in the modern world. A possible method of treating such conditions is the replacement of a blood vessel’s pathological segment with an artificial one. Dacron and ePTFE are the main materials currently used in the manufacturing of artif...