[HTML][HTML] A review on the use of finite element simulations for structural analyses of coronary stenting: What can we do nowadays and what do we need to move forward …

L Antonini, G Poletti, G Pennati, L Petrini - European Journal of Mechanics …, 2023 - Elsevier
In silico studies to perform structural analyses of coronary stenting have attracted the
attention of many researchers in the last 25 years. As a consequence, the finite element …

[HTML][HTML] Acoustic field-assisted powder bed fusion of tungsten carbide-reinforced 316L stainless steel composites

A Guo, R Tang, S Guo, Y Hu, X Sheng, Y Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its excellent corrosion and oxidation resistance, good formability, and affordability,
316L stainless steel (SS) is widely used in industries such as biomedical, marine, chemical …

Coronary stent fracture: clinical evidence vs. the testing paradigm

C Conway - Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that
device manufacturers demonstrate 10 years of equivalent life duration for endovascular …

Fatigue of metallic stents: from clinical evidence to computational analysis

F Auricchio, A Constantinescu, M Conti… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2016 - Springer
The great success of stents in treating cardiovascular disease is actually undermined by
their long-term fatigue failure. The high variability of stent failure incidence suggests that it is …

Low friction and high strength of 316L stainless steel tubing for biomedical applications

A Amanov, SW Lee, YS Pyun - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
We propose herein a nondestructive surface modification technique called ultrasonic
nanocrystalline surface modification (UNSM) to increase the strength and to improve the …

Micro-scale testing and micromechanical modelling for high cycle fatigue of CoCr stent material

CA Sweeney, FPE Dunne, PE McHugh… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a framework of experimental testing and crystal plasticity
micromechanics for high cycle fatigue (HCF) of micro-scale L605 CoCr stent material. Micro …

Experimental characterisation for micromechanical modelling of CoCr stent fatigue

CA Sweeney, B O'Brien, PE McHugh, SB Leen - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Fatigue of CoCr alloy stents has become a major concern in recent times, owing to cases of
premature fracture, often driven by microstructural phenomena. This work presents the …

Structural mechanics predictions relating to clinical coronary stent fracture in a 5 year period in FDA MAUDE database

KD Everett, C Conway, GJ Desany, BL Baker… - Annals of biomedical …, 2016 - Springer
Endovascular stents are the mainstay of interventional cardiovascular medicine.
Technological advances have reduced biological and clinical complications but not …

Computational fatigue assessment of mooring chains under tension loading

IM Perez, A Constantinescu, P Bastid, YH Zhang… - Engineering Failure …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a computational fatigue assessment method of mooring chains under
tensile loading, it is composed of a mechanical analysis followed by a fatigue analysis. The …

A computational approach for the lifetime prediction of cardiovascular balloon-expandable stents

F Auricchio, A Constantinescu, M Conti… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a methodology for the numerical fatigue-life assessment of
cardiovascular balloon-expandable stents. The methodology is based on a global …