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Effects of a Titanium Dioxide Thin Film for Improving the Biocompatibility of Diamond-Like Coated Coronary Stents
This study was performed to evaluate the effects of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer on the biological properties of a pre-treated titanium dioxide (TiO2) coronary stent surface. TiO2 and DLC were coated onto a ...
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Open AccessMechanical and physio-biological properties of peptide-coated stent for re-endothelialization
The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanical and physio-biological properties of peptide-coated stent (PCS) compared to commercialized drug-eluting stents (DESs).
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Poly-l-lactide Polymer-Based Triple Drug-Eluting Stent with Abciximab, Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Sirolimus in Porcine Coronary Restenosis Model
This study evaluated the effect of a novel triple drug-eluting stent containing antithrombotic abciximab, antioxidative alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), and antiproliferative sirolimus in a porcine model. The coronary...
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Open AccessNovel Polymer-Free Everolimus-Eluting Stent Fabricated using Femtosecond Laser Improves Re-endothelialization and Anti-inflammation
The aim of this study was to fabricate a novel polymer-free everolimus-eluting stent with nanostructure using a femtosecond laser (FSL). The stent were coated with everolimus (EVL) using FSL and electrospinnin...
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Long-term preclinical evaluation of bioabsorbable polymer-coated drug-eluting stent in a porcine model
Bioabsorbable polymer-based drug-eluting stents have been shown to be effective and safe in the actual practice. The objective of the present study was to evaluate a biodegradable poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA)-bas...
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Open AccessCases of acute mercury poisoning by mercury vapor exposure during the demolition of a fluorescent lamp factory
In 2015, workers dismantling a fluorescent lamp factory in Korea were affected by mercury poisoning from exposure to mercury vapor.
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Optimal coating method for a dual-layer stent with sirolimus and alpha-lipoic acid in a porcine coronary restenosis model
The aim of this study was to evaluate the optimal method for coating a double-layer polymer coronary stent with sirolimus and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in a porcine coronary overstretch restenosis model. Pigs we...
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Effect of stents coated with a combination of sirolimus and alpha-lipoic acid in a porcine coronary restenosis model
The aim of this study was to evaluate antiproliferative sirolimus- and antioxidative alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)-eluting stents using biodegradable polymer [poly-l-lactic acid (PLA)] in a porcine coronary overstretch...
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Tacrolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer is more effective than sirolimus- and everolimus-eluting stent in rabbit iliac artery restenosis model
Drug-eluting stents, which are widely used in percutaneous coronary intervention, are fabricated with various considerations, such as drugs, design, polymers, and coating techniques. The aim of this study was ...
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Effect of a novel peptide, WKYMVm- and sirolimus-coated stent on re-endothelialization and anti-restenosis
The drug-eluting stent still has limitations such as thrombosis and inflammation. These limitations often occur in the absence of endothelialization. This study investigated the effects of WKYMVm- and sirolimu...
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Reliable femoral chronic total occlusion model using a thin biodegradable polymer coated copper stent in a porcine model
Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are common in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This study aimed to examine the feasibility and reliability of a CTO induced by a thin biodegradable polymer (poly...
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Blood-compatible and biodegradable polymer-coated drug-eluting stent
A drug-eluting stent (DES) is a metal stent that has been coated with a drug known to suppress restenosis. To prepare a novel DES, a bare metal stent (BMS) was coated with sirolimus (SRL) in a blood-compatible...
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Investigation of internal electric fields in GaAs solar cell under highly-concentrated light
The temperature and the excitation-intensity dependences of the junction electric fields in the GaAs p-i-n solar cell structure have been investigated by using photoreflectance (PR) spectroscopy. In the p-i-n ...
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Comparison of sirolimus loaded PLGA-PEG Co-polymer coronary stent and bare metal stent in a porcine coronary restenosis model
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of the sirolimus loaded PLGA-PEG co-polymer coronary stent with that of the bare metal stent in a porcine coronary restenosis model. Pigs were randomized into tw...
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Photoreflectance spectroscopy of InAs/GaAs quantum dots by using a bright configuration
The present study looks into the temperature-dependent optical properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) by using a bright configuration of photoreflectance spectroscopy (BPR). BPR has the great advantage of ...
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The optical and structural properties of CuIn1−x Ga x Se2 thin films fabricated with various Ga contents by using the co-evaporation technique
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the optical and the structural properties of CuIn1−x Ga x Se2 (CIGS) thin films with various Ga/[In+Ga] ratios ...
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Thromboresistant and endothelialization effects of dopamine-mediated heparin coating on a stent material surface
Heparinization of surfaces has proven a successful strategy to prevent thrombus formation. Inspired by the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels, the authors used dopamine to immobilize heparin on a sten...
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Photocurrent spectroscopy of InAs/GaAs quantum dots grown by using MBE
The electrical properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots grown by using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) were studied by using photocurrent (PC) spectroscopy. From the photocurrent spectrum at 20 K, the signals around ...
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Erratum to: Morphological Property and In vitro Enzymatic Degradation of Modified Chitosan as a Scaffold
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Morphological property and in vitro enzymatic degradation of modified chitosan as a scaffold
Chitosan (CS) was proposed as a promising candidate scaffold for tissue engineering. However, some drawbacks of natural CS remain. The current study modified CS by conjugating thiol to CS polymer (Thio-CS) and...
