Flexible Stent Resists Rejection

Dec-28-17 An innovative flexible, bioresorbable stent as strong as metal could help reduce complications and risk of rejection.

Stents are commonly used to improve blood flow by holding open the damaged artery, but the non-degradable metal can slow the vessel’s healing. As an alternative, the team from 480 Biomedical created an elastic, bioresorbable stent strong enough to hold up under arterial blood pressures. Made using common FDA-approved biomaterials, the stent was braided to allow bending and then coated with a thermoset polymer that enables the stent to “spring-back,” preventing it from being dislodged.

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