The desire to reduce the strut thickness of cardiovascular stents has driven the development
of a new high strength radiopaque alloy, based on additions of platinum to a chromium-rich …

Despite advances in polymer and drug technology, the underlying stent platform remains a
key determinant of clinical outcome. A clear understanding of stent design and the …

Coronary stents represent a key development for the treatment of obstructive coronary artery
disease since the introduction of percutaneous coronary intervention. While drug-eluting …

Fe-based materials have increasingly been considered for the development of
biodegradable cardiovascular stents. A wide range of in vitro and in vivo studies should be …

This work was partly supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council
(NSERC) of Canada. More than a million metallic endovascular devices are implanted each …

A series of unconventional approaches has been developed at Michigan Technological
University, which is able to screen candidate materials for use in bioabsorbable (or …

Endovascular stents have historically been manufactured using metals and metal
composites. While metallic implants in nonvascular locations have been biologically well …

The present review gives an overview of the composition and fabrication technologies of
metallic cardiovascular stents and their effects on the stent characteristics and function. The …

Limited information exists regarding the in vivo stability of endovascular stents. Nine excised
human vascular segments with implanted stents (n= 16) manufactured from stainless steel …

Background: The mechanical behaviour and the surface characteristics of endovascular
stents are key factors determining stent patency. In-vitro studies have suggested that surface …