MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CALCIFICAITON IN DISEASED CORONARY ARTERY WITH ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE

Ana Delgado, Pengfei Dong, Mahyar Sameti, Vladislav N. Zimin, Juhwan Lee, Yazan Gharaibeh, Hiram G. Bezerra, David Wilson, Christopher Bashur, Linxia Gu

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Abstract

In this work, the mechanical propertied of calcification in diseased coronary artery was evaluated with atomic force microscope (AFM). The heavily calcified coronary artery was harvest from a cadaver's heart. The artery slices with thickness of 10 um were prepared with cryosectioning. Staining with Alizarin Red has been performed to highlight the calcification region. Results have shown that the calcified areas have a significant larger stiffness compared with the surrounding plaque and the media layer of a healthy artery. The calcification showed a heterogeneous property with larger deviation in stiffness distribution. The staining process affected the mechanical properties. Results will enhance the mechanical property database in the literature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791885710
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 - Minneapolis, Virtual, United States
Duration: Apr 11 2022Apr 14 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022

Conference

Conference2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, Virtual
Period4/11/224/14/22

Keywords

  • AFM
  • atherosclerosis
  • calcification
  • coronary artery
  • mechanical characterization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)

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