Vascular Grafts

Section 1 - Experimental Studies: Chapter 1 Vascular grafts - basic research and clinical applications; Chapter 2 Biomechanics and hemodynamics of grafting; Chapter 3 Characterization of grafts' mechanical properties relevant for hemodynamics; Chapter 4 Hemodynamics in an end-to-end vascular prosthesis - the role of wall shear stress depending on graft properties; Chapter 5 Experimental evaluation of the haemodynamics of peripheral arterial bypass grafts. Section 2 - Mathematical Modelling Studies: Chapter 6 Effects of mechanical and geometrical properties on the hemodynamics and biomechanics at the anastomoses of vascular reconstructions; Chapter 7 Numerical simulation of end-to-end arterial grafts with and without stenosis; Chapter 8 Particle-hemodynamics analyses of end-to-side anastomoses - A computational comparison study; Chapter 9 Flow dynamics within model distal arterial bypass grafts; Chapter 10 Hemodynamics of an end-to-end anastomosis bypass - on the specific influence of a stenosis in the host artery.