Design and Analysis of a Polymeric Left Ventricular Simulator via Computational Modelling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Baturalp, T.B.; Bozkurt, S. Design and Analysis of a Polymeric Left Ventricular Simulator via Computational Modelling. Biomimetics 2024, 9, 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050269
Baturalp TB, Bozkurt S. Design and Analysis of a Polymeric Left Ventricular Simulator via Computational Modelling. Biomimetics. 2024; 9(5):269. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050269
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaturalp, Turgut Batuhan, and Selim Bozkurt. 2024. "Design and Analysis of a Polymeric Left Ventricular Simulator via Computational Modelling" Biomimetics 9, no. 5: 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9050269