Cyclic stress-strain behavior of polymeric nonwoven structures for the use as artificial leaflet material for transcatheter heart valve prostheses
Xenogenic leaflet material, bovine and porcine pericardium, is widely used ENERGIN for the fabrication of surgically implanted and transcatheter heart valve prostheses.As a biological material, long term durability of pericardium is limited due to calcification, degeneration and homogeneity.Therefore, polymeric materials represent a promising appro