After implantation of "covered " and "uncovered" stents into a 180° silicone U-bend with 6mm and 8mm diameter, measurements on several cross sections were made of velocity and flow- profile modifications. That experimental setup simulates the human cardiovascular system. The fluid used has the viscosity of human blood to gain similar conditions. Additionally different physical devices provide identical bloodpressure and a variable heart frequency. Contactless measurements by the Laser Doppler Anemometer guarantee real and exat results. Several 180° of silicone U-bends were manufactured with a wall thickness of 0,5mm. Into these models, Self-X -Stents (uncovered) and "covered " Stents with different length by 0 -90° (elbow start to apex) and by 0-180° (elbow start to elbow end)were placed. The resistance of the Stents cares for different flow rates and velocities in the comparison to the emty model. The flow in a 6mm diameter model without Stent averages 310.4 ml/min, with a model of same design with a 90° Stent still 309.9 ml/min and with a 90° "covered" Stent even only 301.3 ml/min. In addition to that the shear stress rises up, and small new turbulences form near the wall. The conclusion of the investigations is, that the more largely the cross section of the vasculary model, the smaller is the pertubation, that is generated by the Stent, affects the entire flow profile. In contrast to that the interferences of the flow grows up with a smaller vasculary diameter according to the dimension of the Stents. At this the velocity profile is a imortant multiplier, which rises extremly close by the tubes wall because of the a smaller lumen affected by the Stent. The faster velocity provokes a proliferation of the turbulences and their strength. These turbulences are the release of new arteriosclerotic mutations, partly.
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After implantation of "covered " and "uncovered" stents into a 180° silicone U-bend with 6mm and 8mm diameter, measurements on several cross sections were made of velocity and flow- profile modifications. That experimental setup simulates the human cardiovascular system. The fluid used has the viscosity of human blood to gain similar conditions. Additionally different physical devices provide identical bloodpressure and a variable heart frequency. Contactless measurements by the Laser Doppler An...
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