dc.contributor.advisor | David L. Trumper. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hawe, Larry E. (Larry Edward), 1982- | en_US |
dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-05-15T20:31:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-05-15T20:31:53Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2004 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32811 | |
dc.description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Current medical practices for repairing blood vessels include the implantation of artificial stents in place of living tissue. If living tissues could be used instead of synthetic fibers, the body's immune system would not reject the repair. This thesis covers the design and implementation of a weaving machine that is capable of weaving living tissue into three dimensional tubular structures. This prototyped machine is not ready for patient use; however, the machine does prove the feasibility of this weaving technique. This report also includes the design of actuators that would make the prototyped machine completed automated and capable of weaving more complex tubular structures. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Larry E. Hawe, II. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 34 leaves | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 2633187 bytes | |
dc.format.extent | 2632393 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | |
dc.subject | Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
dc.title | Three dimensional weaving of tubular structures | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | 3D weaving of tubular structures | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | S.B. | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
dc.identifier.oclc | 57588498 | en_US |