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Biological Interactions with Surface Charge in Biomaterials
By
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
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Edited by
Syed Tofail
Syed Tofail
University of Limerick, Ireland
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-84973-185-0
PDF ISBN:
978-1-84973-336-6
Special Collection:
2011 ebook collection
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2011 ebook collection
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2011-2015 materials and nanoscience subject collection
No. of Pages:
276
Published online:
02 Nov 2011
Published in print:
14 Nov 2011
Book Chapter
Chapter 16: The Reduction of Restenosis in Cardiovascular Stents
By
J. Arkowski
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J. Arkowski
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Cardiology
ul. Pasteura 4 50-369, Wrocław, Poland
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M. Wawrzyńska
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M. Wawrzyńska
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Cardiology
ul. Pasteura 4 50-369, Wrocław, Poland
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D. BiaŁy
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D. BiaŁy
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Cardiology
ul. Pasteura 4 50-369, Wrocław, Poland
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B. Sobieszczańska
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B. Sobieszczańska
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Microbiology
ul. T. Chałubińskiego 4, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
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W. Mazurek
W. Mazurek
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Cardiology
ul. Pasteura 4 50-369, Wrocław, Poland
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Published:02 Nov 2011
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Special Collection: 2011 ebook collection , 2011 ebook collection , 2011-2015 materials and nanoscience subject collection
Page range:
222 - 229
Citation
J. Arkowski, M. Wawrzyńska, D. BiaŁy, B. Sobieszczańska, and W. Mazurek, in Biological Interactions with Surface Charge in Biomaterials, ed. S. Tofail, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011, ch. 16, pp. 222-229.
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This Chapter presents an overview of the current and emerging strategies and techniques for the reduction of restenosis in cardiovascular stents. The Chapter discusses the importance of intravascular stents and the general technology involved in stents from a clinician's perspective. Stent structure engineering and the issues pertaining to biodegradable stents are discussed along with the novel approaches for stent surface modification.
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