Emerging Transcatheter Technologies
You can download a presentation of emerging transcatheter devices and technologies that I put together from the engineering design perspective that includes AAA solutions, [...]
Introducing Wu Wei aka Irene
I began building my wooden boat in 1995, just after I moved to Beaverton, OR. I wanted a boat I could take out for [...]
LifeStent NT Self-Expanding Helical Stent
The 6F LifeStent NT is an implantable self-expanding nickel titanium alloy (Nitinol) stent. The stent is manufactured from small diameter Nitinol tubing and is [...]
FEA and Experimental Evaluation of Superelastic Stent
The mechanical properties of Nitinol stents are normally evaluated experimentally due to complexities resulting from large deformations and material nonlinearity. Despite difficulties associated with [...]
Ecopreneuring and Natural Capitalism
Gifford and I were talking on the phone while I was on a trip visiting David Oakey at Interface Carpets. We had been brainstorming [...]
Original Inspiration for ECHOBIO
In 1998 I founded ECHOBIO to invent and develop new materials that would transform the world. It was a heady goal but I strongly [...]