Journal
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
Volume 79, Issue -, Pages 292-300Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.01.009
Keywords
Thoracic artery; Human arterial wall; Soft; Tissue; Peeling test; Mechanical properties
Funding
- European Regional Development Fund within the Innovative Economy Operational Programme [POIG.01.01.02-02-001/08-00]
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The aim of this work is to determine the impact of development of atherosclerosis on dissection of the human thoracic aorta on the basis of an analysis of the mechanical properties of the interfaces between its layers. The research material consisted of 17 pathologically unchanged aortae and 74 blood vessels with atherosclerotic lesions, which were classified according to the histological classification by Stary. The subject of the analysis were the interfaces between the adventitia and the media-intima complex (A-MIC) and between the intima and the media-adventitia complex (I-MAC). The mechanical properties of the above interfaces were determined by the peeling test in the longitudinal and circumferential directions. The results indicate that development of atherosclerosis reduces vessel wall resistance to delamination. The greatest risk of dissection occurs at stage IV of the disease. In this case, energy values are lower by about 28% for the I-MAC interface and by 39% for the A-MIC interface compared with normal tissues. Lower values of mean force and energy were obtained for the I-MAC interface, indicating that this interface is more susceptible to delamination. The mechanical properties of the A-MIC interfaces are directional.
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