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Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-147).
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| author | Van der Merwe, Helena |
| author2 | Franz, Thomas |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3479 Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance Van der Merwe, Helena Franz, Thomas Reddy, B Daya Zilla, Peter Surveying and Geodetic Engineering Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-147). It has been proposed that if a vascular prosthesis is to more closely approximate the mechanical behaviour of a native vessel, it should similarly feature a multi-component structure. One of the components could be a metal support structure, similar to an endovascular stent. The objective of the project was to develop a numerical tool, using the Finite Element Method (FEM) to aid in the development and optimization of such a metallic support structure. This tool was used to simulate the behaviour of different designs under the simulated in vivo conditions. The numerical results of the predicted mechanical behaviour are then analysed. 2014-07-29T09:11:51Z 2014-07-29T09:11:51Z 2007 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3479 eng application/pdf Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Surveying and Geodetic Engineering Van der Merwe, Helena Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| title_full | Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| title_fullStr | Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| title_short | Development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| title_sort | development of a numerical tool for the optimisation of vascular prosthesis towards physiological compliance |
| topic | Surveying and Geodetic Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3479 |
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