Characterization of an NbTaWZr alloy designed for magnetic resonance angiography compatible stents

Biomaterials

Volumn 29, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 4540-4545

  O'Brien, Barry J ^a   Stinson, Jon S ^b   Boismier, Dennis A ^b   Carroll, William M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifact; Magnetic resonance; Niobium; Stent

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ALLOYS; ATOMS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INERT GAS WELDING; LEACHING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; RESONANCE; SELF ASSEMBLY; STEEL; STEEL CORROSION; STEEL METALLURGY; TANTALUM; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTIFACT; CLINICAL DATA; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION TESTING; ENDOTHELIAL CELL ADHESION; ENDOTHELIAL CELL RESPONSE; FILM BREAKDOWN; IMMERSION TESTING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METALLIC IONS; MR IMAGING; NIOBIUM OXIDES; SHORT TERM; STAINLESS STEELS; STENT; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; TANTALUM OXIDES;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; COBALT; NIOBIUM; STAINLESS STEEL; TANTALUM; TUNGSTEN; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEACHING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALLOYS; ARTIFACTS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CORROSION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METALS, HEAVY; STENTS;

EID: 52049108043     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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