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Abstract
The tolerated acute angle in kinking constitutes a good relative measure for kinking resistance. It is quite a constant parameter for steel wires (about 30 degrees) and for titanium wires (about 80 degrees). The force required to bend a wire to a specific angle depends only on the stiffness of the wire. This means that kinking resistance is also a function of stiffness.Mesh:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8435836 DOI: 10.1007/bf02603037
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol ISSN: 0174-1551 Impact factor: 2.740