Bu ~aligmantn amact; ~egilli lipteki vaslciiler prvtezlerin patlama dayanrmr ue genigleme ozelliklerini incelemelclir. Patlama dayammr ve gengderne. uaslciiler prolezlerin en onernli mekaniksel karulclerislikleri arasmda say dabilir. bn r;aligmadci: hem Maryland iiniuersiiesinin teksti1 laboratuuarlannda geligtirilert cihazlar lcullan~laralc liibiilar formda. Piibiilar niimunelerir~ stalik yiilcler altrnclaki siiriinme daurampun~ incelemelc sureliyle) hem de AAMI (Association - for the Advcincemenl ?/' Medical IrWrxurnenis~ lest metocl~i VP20- 1986 lcrillan~laralc diii Jonndu pallama dayantmt dqiimlcri gapilmaya ~ali~dm~

The p~lrpose of this st~ldy has been lo investigate the burst strength and dilative properlies of several types of vascular graft. B~ust strength and dilation can be counted among the nwst important mechanical characteristics of vascular grafi. In this st~ldy. the objective has been accomplished; by camjing out the burst strength measurements both in tubular form using devices clewloped in textile laboratories of University of Man~land and inlflat form employing AAMI [Association for the Advancement of Mediccd Insb-uments) test method VP20- 1986. by examining the creep behavior of tubrdar specimens under static loads.