CYCLIC STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR OF POLYMERIC NONWOVEN STRUCTURES FOR THE USE AS ARTIFICIAL LEAFLET MATERIAL FOR TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE PROSTHESES

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

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Complexity of options related to restarting oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) in national immunization programs after OPV cessation [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background: The polio eradication endgame continues to increase in complexity.With polio cases caused by wild poliovirus type 1 and circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses of all three types (1, 2 and 3) reported in 2022, the number, XLR/Speakon Cables formulation, and use of poliovirus vaccines poses challenges for national immunization programs

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