Auxetic bio-inspired stent
re-entrant honeycomb
3.0 mm x 15.0 mm
diameter
3.00 mm
nu
-1.40
theta
-25.0°
Animation mode
⊘
Crimp
◎
Expand
↺
Bend
〰
Flex
Controls
Deformation
0%
Speed
1.0x
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Info
Crimping
— The re-entrant honeycomb has a negative Poisson's ratio. When compressed axially, the structure contracts laterally, enabling catheter delivery at
1.5 mm
crimped diameter (50% of nominal).
Geometry
Re-entrant angle
-25°
Cells (circ)
10
Cells (axial)
14