9 - Polymer coatings for biocompatibility and reduced nonspecific adsorption

• Main Authors: Ramkumar, M. C., Cools, P., Arunkumar, A., Geyter, N. De, Morent, R., Kumar, V., Udaykumar, S., Gopinath, P., Jaganathan, S. K., Pandiyaraj, K. N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84524/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100496-8.00009-3
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The pursuit of discovering a material with ideal surface properties and essential mechanical properties is a continued work in progress, particularly in the case of cardiovascular stent materials. The current generation of stent materials tends to trigger various adverse reactions such as inflammati...