Numerical and in-vitro experimental assessment of the performance of a novel designed expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene stentless bi-leaflet valve for aortic valve replacement

• Guangyu Zhu,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xian, Shaanxi, China, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-3779

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• Munirah Binte Ismail,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

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• Masakazu Nakao ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources

  * E-mail: masakazu.nakao@singhealth.com.sg

  Affiliation Cardiothoracic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

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• Qi Yuan,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xian, Shaanxi, China

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• Joon Hock Yeo

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

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