Development of an enclosed-impeller ventricular assist device using self-bearing motor

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Zhang, Dongsheng
• مؤلفون آخرون: Lim Tau Meng
• التنسيق: Theses and Dissertations
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2009
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Assistive technology
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/18761
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Congestive heart disease is currently a major killer. Hence, there is an increasing need for implantable artificial hearts as an alternative to donor hearts which cannot meet the needs. The development of magnetically suspended Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), alias blood pumps, has been a promisi...