In a relatively classic scenario, established technologies have seen a loss of their once-premium pricing while emerging technologies are able to command an increasing premium as reward for their sophistication. The worldwide coronary stent market is following the predicted course. Bare metal stents have been on the market for more than a decade and have, [...]
The evolution in development of devices for anti-restenosis in treatment of coronary artery disease (for the time, limiting the focus to the various types of coronary stents) has proceeded along a path from the development of a device to maintain patency after angioplasty, then further reduce the occurrence of restenosis (which was occurring even in [...]
Definitions Biomaterial is an abbreviated form of the term biocompatible material, which can be defined as “a synthetic or natural material used to replace part of a living system or to function in intimate contact with living tissue” . Biomaterials are intended to interface with biological systems; they may be viable or non-viable. Artificial hips, [...]
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