Arnout Oppeel modeling of biodegradable magnesium stents Experimental characterisation and finite element Academic year 2014-2015 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Chairman: Prof. dr. José Martins WE07 Chairman: Prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout Department of Electronics and Information Systems Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Master's dissertation submitted in order to obtain the academic degree of Counsellor: Ir. Nic Debusschere Supervisors: Prof. dr. ir. Benedict Verhegghe, Prof. dr. Peter Dubruel