Structure and Rheological Properties of Bovine Aortic Heart Valve and Pericardium Tissue: Implications in Bioprosthetic and Tissue-Engineered Heart Valves

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(a) Storage and loss moduli curve for fresh and fixed samples of bovine aortic valve. Mean storage modulus ± S.E. The two curves are significantly different with value <0.05. (b) Storage and loss moduli curve for fresh and fixed samples of bovine pericardium tissues. Comparison of storage and loss modulus curves between (c) fresh samples and (d) fixed samples of aortic valve and pericardium tissues.

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