This review summarizes technologies for immobilizing and coating drugs onto intravascular stents for localized drug delivery, including stent design and comparisons with angioplasty.
This review summarizes technologies for drug immobilization and coating on intravascular stents for localized drug delivery.
The current review focuses on utilization of a tubular structure (coated or uncoated, balloon expandable or self expanding) known as a "stent" for localized intravascular drug delivery. Emphasis of the review is on technologies currently employed for immobilization and coating for drug onto the stent prior to its placement in various lumen of the body. A brief discussion on stent design, comparison of angioplasty and coronary stenting, and market status complements the review for researchers new to this area.
Khan et al. (Sat,) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Intravascular stent for localized drug delivery was evaluated. This review summarizes technologies for immobilizing and coating drugs onto intravascular stents for localized drug delivery, including stent design and comparisons with angioplasty.
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