Micro-and nanoscale structures produced on surfaces of metals, polymers, ceramics, and
glasses have many important applications in different fields such as engineering, medical …

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is currently the most conventional and effective
method for clinically treating cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. Stent …

This study uses advanced machine learning approaches to predict the kerf open deviation
(KOD) when a CO 2 laser is used to cut polymeric materials. Four polymeric materials …

Laser beam micromachining is a prominent method for micromachining applications. But it
has some drawbacks like thermal stresses, uncontrolled dimensions, burrs, and spatter …

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of human death in the world.
Endovascular stents are the most important implantation devices in cardiovascular …

The application of microfabrication to the development of biomedical implants has produced
a new generation of miniaturized technology for assisting treatment and research …

Biodegradable polymer vascular stents (BPVSs) have been widely used in percutaneous
coronary interventions for the treatment of coronary artery diseases. The development of …

Poly (lactic acid) is considered to be a promising alternative to petroleum-based polymers
due to its renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and good mechanical properties …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser cutting finds one of its most relevant applications in the
processing of a wide variety of polymeric materials like thermoplastics and thermosetting …

Biodegradable stents (BRS) offer the potential to improve long-term patency rates by
providing support just long enough for the artery to heal. However, manufacture BRS is …