BACKGROUND: Drug-eluting stent technology has rapidly developed in recent years. In
particular, stents are used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which has become a …

A stent is typically a scaffold device fabricated from metals, alloys, or polymers having the
surface treated or covered with materials that reduce the rejection mechanisms. It is usually …

As the use of coronary stents continues to expand worldwide, in-stent restenosis remains a
major clinical problem for interventional cardiologists. However, recent clinical trials have …

The combination of drugs with devices, where locally delivered drugs elute from the device,
has demonstrated distinct advantages over therapies involving systemic or local drugs and …

Despite advances in stent design, expansion techniques and anti-thrombotic agents to
improve pharmacological control of subacute thrombosis (SAT) and to reduce to 2 the …

various coatings at different time intervals. The achievement of a hospitable relationship
between stent, coating matrix, drug, and vessel wall is extremely challenging. In principle …

Nowadays coating of stents is associated with high manufacturing costs at least partially
caused by the single unit coating process. To overcome this limitation we investigated the …

Manufacture of peripheral DES requires development of process technologies to
accommodate their geometrical and biomechanical specifics. In this study, a spray-coating …

Surface coatings have a long history in medical products. Earlier, colorful coatings served
chiefly in decorative or identification roles on pills. Later, surface coatings became a way to …

Since its introduction into clinical cardiology, several studies have shown the superiority of
coronary stent implantation as compared to conventional balloon angioplasty. However …