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JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
Volume 127, Issue 4, Pages 716-725Publisher
ASME-AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENG
DOI: 10.1115/1.1934203
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shape memory alloy; finite element method; mathematical model; coronary stent; spinal vertebrae spacer
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Background: Nowadays, shape memory alloys (SMAs) and in particular Ni-Ti alloys are commonly used in bioengineering applications as they join important qualities as resistance to corrosion, biocompatibility, fatigue resistance, MR compatibility, kink resistance with two unique thermo-mechanical behaviors: the shape memory effect and the pseudoelastic effect. They allow Ni-Ti devices to undergo large mechanically induced deformations and then to recover the original shape by thermal loading or simply by mechanical unloading. Method of approach: A numerical model is developed to catch the most significant SMA macroscopic thermo-mechanical properties and is implemented into a commercial finite element code to simulate the behavior of biomedical devices. Results: The comparison between experimental and numerical response of an intravascular coronary stent allows to verify the model suitability to describe pseudo-elasticity. The numerical study of a spinal vertebrae spacer, where the effects of different geometries and material characteristic temperatures are investigated, allows to verify the model suitability to describe shape memory effect. Conclusion: the results presented show the importance of computational studies in designing and optimizing new biomedical devices.
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