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The scientific abstract is available at the above link to the article. In laymans terms, we built an imaging system to understand how tissue microstructures - the proteins that give tissues like skin and ligaments their strength - change when tissues …
Quantifying the orientation and spread of collagen fibers in tissue through a polarization-based imaging system.
This article extends the existing quantifications of the mechanics of mitral and tricuspid valve leaflets by examining spatial variance in leaflet mechanics. We tested the individual regions *(A-F)* shown above with standard biaxial testing protocols …
In this article, we present **1.)** a thorough analysis of the anisotropic, or directionally-dependent, mechanical properties of atrioventricular, i.e. mitral and tricuspid, heart valve leaflets, **2.)** an examination of the effects of biaxial …
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Characterizing the mechanics of heart valve leaflet tissue through biaxial mechanical testing.
Heart valve diseases are some of the most prevalent modern maladies, with more than 5 million cases diagnosed in America each year. These complex diseases vary in affliction mechanism but are correlated with changes to the leaflet mechanics and …