Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel, multi-layer artery phantoms for optical coherence tomography

Charles-Etienne Bisaillon; Gordon Campbell; Valérie Pazos; Guy Lamouche

doi:10.1117/12.875912

10 February 2011 Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel, multi-layer artery phantoms for optical coherence tomography

Charles-Etienne Bisaillon, Gordon Campbell, Valérie Pazos, Guy Lamouche

Proceedings Volume 7906, Optical Diagnostics and Sensing XI: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics; and Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurement of Tissue III; 79060J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875912
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we present recent development of phantoms of coronary arteries with representative mechanical properties. The phantoms were made of poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel (PVA-C). Multilayer phantoms were fabricated by an overmoulding process. The optical properties are adjusted in each layer by the different number of freeze-thaw cycles in combination with additives. The mechanical properties of the multilayer phantoms are characterized, and various means for improving the strain hardening are investigated.

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Charles-Etienne Bisaillon, Gordon Campbell, Valérie Pazos, and Guy Lamouche "Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel, multi-layer artery phantoms for optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 7906, Optical Diagnostics and Sensing XI: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics; and Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurement of Tissue III, 79060J (10 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875912

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