OPTIMASI DESAIN STENT PLA MENGGUNAKAN METODE RESPONSE SURFACE (RSM) UNTUK MEMPEROLAH FLEKSIBILITAS TERBAIK

Abstract

The stent installation is one of cardiovascular disease treatments which is selected the most to handle patients with blood vessel disease. As the demand for stents increases, more researches are aimed at developing them. This study aims to obtain the optimal link design to produce the best flexibility to the change of stent angle with minimum stress so as not to injure blood vessel plaque. In this study, the stents are polymer stent with different types of links made with PLA materials with strut mirror (S>