Cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death worldwide. The
increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases has become a major public health problem …

Due to the abuse of antibiotics and the emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms,
medical devices, and related biomaterials are at high risk of microbial infection during use …

Gas therapy is an emerging technology for improving cancer therapy with high efficiency
and low side effects. However, due to the existence of the gatekeeper of the blood–brain …

Stenting is the primary treatment for vascular obstruction-related cardiovascular diseases,
but it inevitably causes endothelial injury which may lead to severe thrombosis and …

Zinc (Zn) alloys are a promising biodegradable material for vascular stent applications. This
study aimed to fabricate biodegradable Zn-2.0 Cu-0.5 Mn alloy micro-tubes and vascular …

Cardiovascular diseases have become one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide.
Stents and artificial grafts have been used to treat cardiovascular diseases. Thrombosis and …

Drug-eluting stents (DESs) placement remarkably reduces the over-proliferation of smooth
muscle cells (SMCs) and thus neointimal hyperplasia. However, the pharmacological agent …

Long‐term blood‐contacting devices (eg, central venous catheters, CVCs) still face the
highest incidence of blood stream infection and thrombosis in clinical application. To …

Owing to its excellent mechanical properties and biodegradability, magnesium-based alloys
have become the research focus of biodegradable cardiovascular materials. However, the in …

In recent years, freeform three-dimensional (3D) printing has led to significant advances in
the fabrication of artificial tissues with vascularized structures. This technique utilizes a …