Development of iridium oxide as a cardiovascular stent coating

Medical Device Materials II - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 301-306

  O'Brien, B ^a   Chandrasekaran, C ^b  

^a BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (Ireland)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COATINGS; ELECTRODES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PACEMAKERS; STAINLESS STEEL;

CARDIOVASCULAR STENT COATING; IRIDIUM OXIDE;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 31744436994     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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