Biocompatible Carbon-Based Coating as Potential Endovascular Material for Stent Surface

Stainless steel 316L is a material commonly used in cardiovascular medicine. Despite the various methods applied in stent production, the rates of in-stent restenosis and thrombosis remain high. In this study graphene was used to coat the surface of 316L substrate for enhanced bio- and hemocompatibi...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Wawrzyńska, Iwona Bil-Lula, Anna Krzywonos-Zawadzka, Jacek Arkowski, Mikołaj Łukaszewicz, Dariusz Hreniak, Wiesław Stręk, Grzegorz Sawicki, Mieczysław Woźniak, Marek Drab, Kaja Frączkowska, Maciej Duda, Marta Kopaczyńska, Halina Podbielska, Dariusz Biały
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2758347