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A new design for a polymeric heart valve is proposed. The performance of the proposed valve is then throughly analysed by means of finite element analyses. The stress distribution in the valve structure is fully characterized throughout the simulation and Von Mises stress is found to be up to 5.32 Mpa during diastole. The results show that an effective orifice area (EOA) and a pressure drop of 3.22 cm^2, and 3.52 mmHg, respectively, can be achieved using the proposed design.
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We defined a new design for a polymeric heart valve. The optimum design of the valve to maximise the valve performance is obtained through series of finite element analysis. In result, stress distributions on the valve leaflets were improved, this can potentially increase the durability of the valve.
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This page is a summary of: A novel design of a polymeric aortic valve, The International Journal of Artificial Organs, January 2015, Wichtig,
DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000413.
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