Table 3.
Calculated and measured burst pressures for different groups using either ringlet or strip tensile rupture testing.
| Tensile Strength |
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| Source | Specimen Geometry | Reported | Converted to grams force | Diameter (mm) | Wall Thickness (mm) | Length (mm) | Calc. Burst Pressure (mmHg) | Actual Burst Pressure (mmHg) |
| Donovan et al. 1990 [37] | Ring | 10.45 N | 1,066 | 5.4 | 0.37 | 5.0 | NR: 2,903* | NM |
| Seliktar et al. 2000 [22] | Ring | 58 KPa | NR: 30* | 3.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | NR: 62* | < 500** |
| Vorp et al. 2003 [34] | Strip | 180 N/cm2 | 2,643* | 3.3 | 1.8 | 8.0 | NR: 1,473* | NM |
| McKee et al. 2003 [36] | Ring | NR | NR: 96.8* | NR: 4.0** | 0.36 | NR: 5.0** | NR: 356* | NM |
| Stankus et al. 2007 [35] | Ring | 18 MPa | NR: 897* | 4.7 | 0.163 | 1.5 | NR: 4,815* | 1,750 |
| Nieponice et al. 2008 [16] | Strip | 2.6 MPa | NR: 239* | 4.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | NR: 2,127* | NM |
| Liu et al. 2007 [38] | Ring | 75 KPa | NR: 36* | 4.0 | 0.93 | NR: 5.0** | NR: 130* | 160 |
| Native Vessels | Ring | 922 gf | 922 | 3.5 | 0.39 | 5.0 | 3,876 | 3,099 |
| TEBVs | Ring | 1,545 gf | 1545 | 4.8 | 0.32 | 5.0 | 4,735 | 3,040 |
*
our calculation
**
our assumption
NM: not measured NR: not recorded