Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 28, Issue 9, Pages 1689-1710Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.11.042
Keywords
stent; surface treatment; surface modification; drug delivery
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The objective of this review is to describe the suitability of different biomaterials as coronary stents. This review focuses on the following topics: (1) different materials used for stents, (2) surface characteristics that influence stent-biology interactions, (3) the use of polymers in stents, and (4) drug-eluting stents, especially those that are commercially available. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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