High-Resolution Strain Measurement for Biomechanical Parameters Assessment in Native and Decellularized Porcine Vessels

<figure class="figure-group responsive"><div class="sub-figure" id="a"><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2019/2402606/figures/2402606.fig.009a.svgz" name="2402606.fig.009a" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label">(a) Native arteries</div></div><div class="sub-figure" id="b"><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2019/2402606/figures/2402606.fig.009b.svgz" name="2402606.fig.009b" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label">(b) Decellularized arteries</div></div></figure>

<p>Deformation maps for a native (a) and decellularized (b) vessel, evaluated at different elongation ratios. An initial rectangular cross-section of 20 mm × 5 mm has been considered in all cases. The rectangular grid accounts for the discretization mesh applied for the tracking algorithm.</p>

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Figure 9: High-Resolution Strain Measurement for Biomechanical Parameters Assessment in Native and Decellularized Porcine Vessels 