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. 2013 May 14;25(18):2577-82.
doi: 10.1002/adma.201300226. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

Zinc exhibits ideal physiological corrosion behavior for bioabsorbable stents

Patrick K Bowen  1 , Jaroslaw Drelich, Jeremy Goldman
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Zinc exhibits ideal physiological corrosion behavior for bioabsorbable stents

Patrick K Bowen et al. Adv Mater. .

Abstract

Zinc is proposed as an exciting new biomaterial for use in bioabsorbable cardiac stents. Not only is zinc a physiologically relevant metal with behavior that promotes healthy vessels, but it combines the best behaviors of both current bioabsorbable stent materials: iron and magnesium. Shown here is a composite image of zinc degradation in a murine (rat) artery.

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