Biomaterials/tissue interactions: possible solutions to overcome foreign body response

JM Morais, F Papadimitrakopoulos, DJ Burgess - The AAPS journal, 2010 - Springer
In recent years, a variety of biomaterial implantable devices has been developed. Of
particular significance to pharmaceutical sciences is the progress made on the development …

A review of the biocompatibility of implantable devices: current challenges to overcome foreign body response

Y Onuki, U Bhardwaj… - Journal of diabetes …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, a variety of devices (drug-eluting stents, artificial organs, biosensors,
catheters, scaffolds for tissue engineering, heart valves, etc.) have been developed for …

High field gradient targeting of magnetic nanoparticle-loaded endothelial cells to the surfaces of steel stents

B Polyak, I Fishbein, M Chorny… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
A cell delivery strategy was investigated that was hypothesized to enable magnetic targeting
of endothelial cells to the steel surfaces of intraarterial stents because of the following …

The CCR2 receptor as a therapeutic target

M Feria, F Díaz-González - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The strict control of cell recruitment during the physiological inflammatory response fails in
autoimmune inflammatory diseases. The chemokine system is a complex and redundant …

[HTML][HTML] The next generation Endeavor Resolute stent: role of the BioLinx polymer system

K Udipi, RJ Melder, M Chen, P Cheng… - …, 2007 - eurointervention.pcronline.com
Drug Eluting Stents (DES) constitute the current standard of care for the treatment of
restenotic lesions 1-4. Whereas the stent, the drug and the delivery system are all important …

Drug-eluting stents: factors governing local pharmacokinetics

C Yang, HM Burt - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Stent-based drug delivery system is a revolutionary approach to mitigate the negative affects
of balloon angioplasty, improve immune responsiveness and prevent hyperplastic growth of …

Natural solvent-assisted synthesis of amphiphilic co-polymeric nanomicelles for prolonged release of camptothecin delivery

P Pradeepkumar, AM Elgorban, AH Bahkali… - New Journal of …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomaterials developed using sustainable methods and non-toxic solvents have been
effectively applied as eco-friendly, sustainable reaction medium and catalysts for biological …

Development of a novel biocompatible polymer system for extended drug release in a next‐generation drug‐eluting stent

K Udipi, M Chen, P Cheng, K Jiang… - … Research Part A: An …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐eluting stents have proven superior to bare metal stents with lower restenosis rates.
Local delivery of drugs from these stents is achieved in most cases with the help of biostable …

Impact of stent surface on thrombogenicity and vascular healing: a comparative analysis of metallic and polymeric surfaces

MJ Eppihimer, N Sushkova, JL Grimsby… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Emerging drug-eluting stent technologies are evolving toward the elimination
of polymeric component used as the method for modulating drug delivery. Although this …

A novel accelerated in vitro release method for biodegradable coating of drug eluting stents: Insight to the drug release mechanisms

M Kamberi, S Nayak, K Myo-Min, TP Carter… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The major objective of the present study was to develop an accelerated in vitro release
method for everolimus/poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) biodegradable DES that reflects …