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The surface microstructure of cusps and leaflets in rabbit and mouse heart valves

In this investigation, scanning electron microscopy was used to characterize the microstructure on the surfaces of animal heart valve cusps/leaflets. The results showed that though these surfaces appear smooth to the naked eye, they are actually comprised of a double hierarchical structure consistin...

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Autores principales: Ye, Xia, Bhushan, Bharat, Zhou, Ming, Lei, Weining
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24991498
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.73