KIST expects its surface patterning technology to be applicable not only to metal stents but also to biodegradable ones, in which the patterns can prevent restenosis and enhance endothelialization ...
The latest bulk procurement included some 11,000 cochlear implants purchased from five suppliers, as well as 258,000 peripheral vascular stents obtained from 18 suppliers, the National Healthcare ...
The research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology along with Dr. Indong Jun from KIST Europe, has developed a novel stent surface treatment technology using laser patterning.
The incidence of vascular diseases among the elderly population in South Korea is increasing. This has raised the importance of therapeutic stents. These tubular medical devices maintain blood ...