Biodegradable metals

YF Zheng, XN Gu, F Witte - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2014 - Elsevier
After decades of develo** strategies to minimize the corrosion of metallic biomaterials,
there is now an increasing interest to use corrodible metals in a number of medical device …

[HTML][HTML] The road to the ideal stent: A review of stent design optimisation methods, findings, and opportunities

A Kapoor, N Jepson, NW Bressloff, PH Loh, T Ray… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Coronary stent designs have undergone significant transformations in geometry, materials,
and drug elution coatings, contributing to the continuous improvement of stenting success …

3D printing of polymeric bioresorbable stents: a strategy to improve both cellular compatibility and mechanical properties

AM Sousa, AM Amaro, AP Piedade - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the leading causes of death is cardiovascular disease, and the most common
cardiovascular disease is coronary artery disease. Percutaneous coronary intervention and …

[HTML][HTML] Design of innovative self-expandable femoral stents using inverse homogenization topology optimization

D Carbonaro, F Mezzadri, N Ferro, G De Nisco… - Computer Methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we propose a novel computational framework for designing innovative self-
expandable femoral stents. First, a two-dimensional stent unit cell is designed by inverse …

Recent advances in targeted therapy for inflammatory vascular diseases

K Zhao, Z Zeng, Y He, R Zhao, J Niu, H Sun, S Li… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vascular diseases constitute a significant contributor to worldwide mortality rates, placing a
substantial strain on healthcare systems and socio-economic aspects. They are closely …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-objective design optimization of bioresorbable braided stents

D Carbonaro, A Lucchetti, AL Audenino, T Gries… - Computer Methods and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Bioresorbable braided stents, typically made of bioresorbable
polymers such as poly-l-lactide (PLLA), have great potential in the treatment of critical limb …

An overview of stress analysis of composites through computational modelling and simulation with the aid of patent landscape analysis

V Bhuvaneswari, B Arulmurugan, D Balaji… - … Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Composite material is one of the tailor-made materials that can be manufactured as per the
requirements. The specific need for such materials can be chosen based on the strength of …

Application of additive manufacturing in the development of polymeric bioresorbable cardiovascular stents: a review

F Yasmin, A Vafadar… - Advanced Materials …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric vascular bioresorbable stents (BRSs) have been widely used for the treatment of
coronary artery diseases. While additive manufacturing (AM) is changing the landscape of …

Computational analysis of the radial mechanical performance of PLLA coronary artery stents

RG Pauck, BD Reddy - Medical Engineering & Physics, 2015 - Elsevier
Stents have been an effective tool to restore and maintain the patency of narrowed blood
vessels, but they must have sufficient radial strength. Biodegradable stent materials have …

Stents: biomechanics, biomaterials, and insights from computational modeling

GS Karanasiou, MI Papafaklis, C Conway… - Annals of biomedical …, 2017 - Springer
Coronary stents have revolutionized the treatment of coronary artery disease. Improvement
in clinical outcomes requires detailed evaluation of the performance of stent biomechanics …