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Arterial pulse attenuation prediction using the decaying rate of a pressure wave in a viscoelastic material model

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dc.contributor Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
dc.contributor Balcells-Camps, Mercedes
dc.creator Menacho, J.
dc.creator Rotllant, L.
dc.creator Molins, J. J
dc.creator Reyes, G.
dc.creator García-Granada, A. A
dc.creator Martorell, J.
dc.creator Molins, J. J.
dc.creator García-Granada, A. A.
dc.creator Balcells-Camps, Mercedes
dc.date 2018-04-24T15:22:16Z
dc.date 2018-04-24T15:22:16Z
dc.date 2017-11
dc.date 2017-07
dc.date 2018-03-10T04:51:53Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:05:43Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:05:43Z
dc.identifier 1617-7959
dc.identifier 1617-7940
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114931
dc.identifier Menacho, J. et al. “Arterial Pulse Attenuation Prediction Using the Decaying Rate of a Pressure Wave in a Viscoelastic Material Model.” Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology 17, 2 (November 2017): 589–603 © The Author(s) 2017
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/278725
dc.description The present study examines the possibility of attenuating blood pulses by means of introducing prosthetic viscoelastic materials able to absorb energy and damp such pulses. Vascular prostheses made of polymeric materials modify the mechanical properties of blood vessels. The effect of these materials on the blood pulse propagation remains to be fully understood. Several materials for medical applications, such as medical polydimethylsiloxane or polytetrafluoroethylene, show viscoelastic behavior, modifying the original vessel stiffness and affecting the propagation of blood pulses. This study focuses on the propagation of pressure waves along a pipe with viscoelastic materials using the Maxwell and the Zener models. An expression of exponential decay has been obtained for the Maxwell material model and also for low viscous coefficient values in the Zener model. For relatively high values of the viscous term in the Zener model, the steepest part of the pulse can be damped quickly, leaving a smooth, slowly decaying wave. These mathematical models are critical to tailor those materials used in cardiovascular implants to the mechanical environment they are confronted with to repair or improve blood vessel function.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10237-017-0980-9
dc.relation Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights The Author(s)
dc.source Springer Berlin Heidelberg
dc.title Arterial pulse attenuation prediction using the decaying rate of a pressure wave in a viscoelastic material model
dc.type Article
dc.type http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle


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