Table 1. Compliance Values in Artificial Grafts on the Market and Autologous Grafts.

graft name	polymer	wall thickness (μm)	pressure (mmHg)	compliance (%/100 mmHg)	ref
Gore-tex	ePTFE	454 ± 4	50–90	0.0036 ± 0.001	(55)
			80–120	0.0034 ± 0.0004
			110–150	0.0033 ± 0.0005
Zeus, Orangeburg	ePTFE	100	80–120	3.50 ± 1.4	(56)
SW-ePTFE woven Vascutek Co.	ePTFE	694 ± 14	50–90	0.2	(57)
			80–120	0.6
			110–150	0.6
ePTFE grafts, Impra, UK	ePTFE		30–100	1.2 ± 0.3	(58)
CPU, CardioTech International, UK	PC		30–100	8.1 ± 0.4	(58)
	PU
Silkothane	PCU/SF	335 ± 68	80–120	4.8 ± 1.0	(59)
Dacron	PET		80–120	1.9	(28)
polyester (woven)			80–120	2.3
polyester (knitted)
uncrimped knitted Dacron graft, Sulzer Vascutek, UK	PET		30–100	1.8 ± 1.2	(58)
young coronary artery	human		50–90	8.92 ± 7.67	(60)
			80–120	3.39 ± 6.03
			110–150	2.69 ± 0.89
old coronary artery	human		50–90	4.01 ± 2.08	(60)
			80–120	4.06 ± 3.16
			110–150	3.42 ± 1.72
mammary artery	human		50–90	21.05 ± 26.04	(60)
			80–120	5.22 ± 5.13
			110–150	1.79 ± 1.96
			80–120	11.5 ± 3.9	(61)
radial artery	human		50–90	5.66 ± 2.12	(60)
			80–120	2.05 ± 3.68
			110–150	1.06 ± 4.73
external iliac artery	human		30 to 100	8.0 ± 5.9	(58)
saphenous vein	human		50–90	2.60 ± 1.72	(60)
		3.46 ± 1.21	80–120	1.77 ± 0.20
			110–150	0.67 ± 0.89
			30 to 100	5.0 ± 6.0	(58)
				4.39 ± 0.8	(62)
umbilical artery	human		80–120	5.8 ± 3.1	(61)
heterograft	bovine			2.6 ± 0.3	(63)