Bioadhesive thin film formulation using the ultrasonic stent sprayer

• Main Author: Lim, Sharon See Man.
• Other Authors: Loo Say Chye Joachim
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48693
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In tackling the problem of blocked coronary artery, an alternative to heart bypass is angioplasty balloons. Over the years, there have been many improvements to the balloons such as the development of Bare Metal Stents (BMS) and Drug Eluting Stents (DES). Although DES dealt efficiently with some of...