Getting to the Heart of Stents
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - 17:56
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the Canadian Light Source, a team of researchers from Quebec`s Laval University and Australia`s La Trobe University has discovered how to improve the nanometers-thick layer of polymer used to coat cardiac stents. A stent is a small, springy tube made from stainless steel that is used to open arteries to the heart, that become blocked from atherosclerosis or other forms of heart disease. The findings, published at the end of August in the journal Langmuir, could lead to fewer complications when treating blocked arteries.
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