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Explantation Mechanical Properties Over Time
(A) Average stress-strain curves of random (rTEHV) and (B) aligned (aTEHV) heart valves before implantation (scaffold) and at 1, 6, and 12 months follow-up. (C to F) Tangent moduli in the low (5%) and high (15%) strain regions of the (C and D) rTEHVs and (E and F) aTEHVs. (G and H) Anisotropy ratios (circumferential stiffness/radial stiffness) at (G) 5% and (H) 15% strain. Abbreviations as in Figure 2.
