Long-Term Biostability of Pet Vascular Prostheses

Table 2

Results of the filament dynamometry performed on short and long filaments of the specimens. Prosthesis number is the reference number given in the first clinical description of the series. (CDV: Cooley Double Velour; MDV: Microvel Double Velour; CV: coefficient of variation).

Prostheses		Tenacity (cN/tex)		Elongation at rupture (%)
		Average	CV (%)	Average	CV (%)
Virgin CDV	FFP (short)	28.0	6.7	63.5	11.8
	FFT (Long)	26.4	11.8	74.4	14.8
A	FFP (short)	26.9	32.7	25.8	42.2
	FFT (Long)	24.7	33.9	27.8	48.1
B	FFP (short)	27.9	29.8	31.6	38.2
	FFT (Long)	23.8	40.1	35.5	37.3
C	FFP (short)	12.6	48.2	7.33	113.1
	FFT (Long)	12.2	46.8	20.8	84.7
D	FFP (short)	27.6	31.1	24.6	38.0
	FFT (Long)	25.9	40.1	28.9	45.8
E	FFP (short)	24.8	21.2	29.3	26.1
	FFT (Long)	23.6	29.4	35.6	41.3
Virgin MDV	FFP (short)	25.4	3.6	67.9	11.3
	FFT (Long)	22.8	14.4	62.7	19.1
F	FFP (short)	24.6	46.5	22.6	52.0
	FFT (Long)	21.7	48.3	23.8	55.9