Fabrication of a polymer-based biodegradable stent using a CO2 laser

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 317-326

  Stepak, B ^a   Antonczak A J ^a   Bartkowiak Jowsa, M ^a,b   Filipiak, J ^a,b   Pezowicz, C ^a,b   Abramski, K M ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b REGIONAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; CO2 laser; Polymer; Stent

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; BIODEGRADABLE STENTS; INJECTION MOULDED SAMPLES; KRF EXCIMER LASER; LASER PARAMETERS; MATERIAL REMOVAL; QUASI-STATIC TENSILE TEST; STENT;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; EXCIMER LASERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; STENTS; STRUTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84893797699     PISSN: 16449665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acme.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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