Resistance of silicone breast explants under cyclic compressive load as a function of implantation time and explant mass

von Hanstein H, Horch RE, Schubert DW (2020)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Polymer Testing Elsevier

Book Volume: 84

Article Number: 106377

DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106377

Abstract

15 micro-textured silicone breast explants are investigated in cyclic compression tests regarding their mechanical behavior. Initially a maximum load of 2.5 kN was applied to the explants in a repetitive way until failure happened. Finally the results are shown on the one hand as a correlation between the number of endured loading cycles and the implantation time. On the other hand the correlation to the explants’ mass was analyzed and described by using a power law.

Authors with CRIS profile

Harald von Hanstein Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Polymerwerkstoffe) (LSP) Raymund Horch Professur für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie Dirk Schubert Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Polymerwerkstoffe) (LSP)

How to cite

APA:

von Hanstein, H., Horch, R.E., & Schubert, D.W. (2020). Resistance of silicone breast explants under cyclic compressive load as a function of implantation time and explant mass. Polymer Testing, 84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106377

MLA:

von Hanstein, Harald, Raymund E. Horch, and Dirk W. Schubert. "Resistance of silicone breast explants under cyclic compressive load as a function of implantation time and explant mass." Polymer Testing 84 (2020).

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