Mechanical evaluation of resorbable copolymers for end use as vascular grafts

Engineering & Materials Science

• Grafts 100%
• Copolymers 90%
• Mechanical properties 10%
• Blood vessels 9%
• Compliance 7%
• Porosity 7%
• Tissue 7%
• Elastic moduli 7%
• Tensile strength 6%
• Degradation 5%
• Fibers 5%
• Chemical analysis 5%
• Composite materials 4%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Transplants 47%
• Blood Vessels 45%
• dilactide 38%
• lactide-caprolactone copolymer 14%
• caprolactone 13%
• poly(lactide) 10%
• Porosity 10%
• Elastic Modulus 9%
• Tensile Strength 9%
• Compliance 7%
• Wounds and Injuries 4%

Chemical Compounds

• Copolymer 50%
• Compliance 23%
• Young's Modulus 20%
• Degradation Rate 18%
• Tensile Strength 16%
• Fiber 12%
• Porosity 11%
• Composite Material 9%