Fabrication of a compliant phantom of the human aortic arch for use in Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) experimentation

Larissa Hütter, Patrick H. Geoghegan, Paul D. Docherty, Milad S. Lazarjan, Donald Clucas, Mark C. Jermy

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Abstract

Compliant phantoms of the human aortic arch can mimic patient specific cardiovascular dysfunctions in vitro. Hence, phantoms may enable elucidation of haemodynamic disturbances caused by aortic dysfunction. This paper describes the fabrication of a thin-walled silicone phantom of the human ascending aorta and brachiocephalic artery. The model geometry was determined via a meta-analysis and modelled in SolidWorks before 3D printing. The solid model surface was smoothed and scanned with a 3D scanner. An offset outer mould was milled from Ebalta S-Model board. The final phantom indicated that ABS was a suitable material for the internal model, the Ebalta S-Model board yielded a rough external surface. Co-location of the moulds during silicone pour was insufficient to enable consistent wall thickness. The resulting phantom was free of air bubbles but did not have the desired wall thickness consistency.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2016

Bibliographical note

©2016 Larissa Hütter et al., licensee De Gruyter.. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Keywords

  • 3d scanning; additive manufacturing; experimental fluids; hemodynamics; particle image velocimetry

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