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A Testing Platform for Durability Studies of Polymers and Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites under Concurrent Hygrothermo-mechanical Stimuli
Published on: December 11, 2014
The comprehensive validation of a stent coating durability tester
Ramesh Rajesh1, James C Conti, Elaine R Strope
1Dynatek dalta Scientific Instruments, Galena, MO.
Abstract:
This study addresses the need to develop an instrument and supporting protocol to evaluate the tendency for a bare or drug coated stent to shed particles into the vasculature of a patient. The resultant experiments demonstrated that two types of instruments each properly detected, sized and counted better than 90% of the injected calibration particles within four minutes.
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