Fabrication of a compliant phantom of the human aortic arch for use in Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) experimentation
| Autor: | Don Clucas, Milad Soltanipour Lazarjan, Patrick Geoghegan, Mark Jermy, Larissa Hütter, Paul D. Docherty |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Aortic arch
medicine.medical_specialty Scanner Materials science Biomedical Engineering 3D printing 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 3d scanning hemodynamics Imaging phantom 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Silicone medicine.artery Ascending aorta particle image velocimetry medicine Brachiocephalic artery business.industry experimental fluids equipment and supplies chemistry Particle image velocimetry Medicine Radiology business additive manufacturing Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 493-497 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2364-5504 |
| Popis: | Compliant phantoms of the human aortic arch can mimic patient specific cardiovascular dysfunctions in vitro. Hence, phantoms may enable elucidation of haemodynamic disturbances caused by aortic dysfunction. This paper describes the fabrication of a thin-walled silicone phantom of the human ascending aorta and brachiocephalic artery. The model geometry was determined via a meta-analysis and modelled in SolidWorks before 3D printing. The solid model surface was smoothed and scanned with a 3D scanner. An offset outer mould was milled from Ebalta S-Model board. The final phantom indicated that ABS was a suitable material for the internal model, the Ebalta S-Model board yielded a rough external surface. Co-location of the moulds during silicone pour was insufficient to enable consistent wall thickness. The resulting phantom was free of air bubbles but did not have the desired wall thickness consistency. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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