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 …

Airway stents are commonly used in the management of patients suffering from central
airway obstruction (CAO). CAO may occur directly from airway strictures, obstructing airway …

Tracheal stent placement is a principal treatment for tracheobronchial stenosis, but
complications such as mucus plugging, secondary stenosis, migration, and strong foreign …

Stents are hollow tubular medical devices for unblocking conduits; the most common of
these are coronary stents. Stents are also used for other organs, such as tracheal stents to …

Airway pathologies including cancer, trauma, and stenosis lack effective treatments,
meanwhile airway transplantation and available tissue engineering approaches fail due to …

Polymeric heart valves (PHVs) are a promising and more affordable alternative to
mechanical heart valves (MHVs) and bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs). Materials with good …

Tracheal stents can be used to quickly reconstruct the airway and relieve symptoms of
dyspnea in patients with tracheal stenosis. However, existing tracheal stents lead to …

Tracheal injury, stenosis, and malignancy demand tracheal reconstruction, which often fails
due to the lack of a functioning epithelium. We performed an extensive comparative analysis …

Valvular diseases, such as aortic stenosis, are considered a common condition in the US. In
severe cases, either mechanical or prosthetic heart valves are employed to replace the …

The endothelialization of gas exchange membranes can increase the hemocompatibility of
extracorporeal membrane oxygenators and thus become a long-term lung replacement …