Various coating techniques for drug-eluting stents, such as dip, electrotreated, plasma-treated, and spray coating, offer distinct benefits and drawbacks in optimizing drug release kinetics to prevent restenosis.
This review summarizes various coating techniques used in the manufacture of drug-eluting stents and their impact on drug release kinetics.
Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DESs) via percutaneous coronary intervention is the most popular treatment option to restore blood flow to occluded vasculature. The many devices currently used in clinic and under examination in research laboratories are manufactured using a variety of coating techniques to create the incorporated drug release platforms. These coating techniques offer various benefits including ease of use, expense of equipment, and design variability. This review paper discusses recent novel DES designs utilizing individual or a combination of these coating techniques and their resulting drug release profiles.
Livingston et al. (Sat,) conducted a review in Atherosclerosis. Drug-eluting stents (DES) was evaluated. Various coating techniques for drug-eluting stents, such as dip, electrotreated, plasma-treated, and spray coating, offer distinct benefits and drawbacks in optimizing drug release kinetics to prevent restenosis.
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