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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2009 May 27;37(8):1483. doi: 10.1007/s10439-009-9719-9

TABLE 4. Shear stress and shear rates for streamlined and nonstreamlined stent strut designs.

Geometry τw (Pa) Upstream peak τw (Pa) Downstream peak γ̇ (s−1) Upstream peak γ̇ (s−1) Downstream peak
Rectangular 2:1 32.6 13.7 10723.7 4506.6
Rectangular 4:1 16.2 10.4 5328.9 3421.1
Rectangular 8:1 10.5 8.2 3453.9 2697.4
Geometry τw (Pa) Maximum γ̇ (s−1) Maximum

Circular arc 2:1 14.6 4802.6
Circular arc 4:1 8.7 2861.8
Circular arc 8:1 5.7 1871.7