Fabrication and <it>in vitro </it>deployment of a laser-activated shape memory polymer vascular stent

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vascular stents are small tubular scaffolds used in the treatment of arterial stenosis (narrowing of the vessel). Most vascular stents are metallic and are deployed either by balloon expansion or by self-expansion. A shape memory pol...

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Main Authors: Matthews Dennis L, Benett William J, Wilson Thomas S, Small Ward, Baer Géraldine M, Hartman Jonathan, Maitland Duncan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/6/1/43