Functional Mechanical Behavior and Biocompatible Characteristics of Graphene-Coated Cardiovascular Stents
Łukasz Wasyluk, Dariusz Hreniak, Vitalii Boiko, Beata Sobieszczańska, Emanuela Bologna, Massimiliano Zingales, Robert Pasławski, Jacek Arkowski, Przemysław Sareło, Magdalena Wawrzyńska, Liviu Duta · 2024
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Łukasz Wasyluk and co-authors report a study from two thousand twenty-four on graphene-coated stents for reopening narrowed heart arteries. Standard stents carry a drug coating to cut re-narrowing, but the drug delays regrowth of the vessel lining. A graphene coating might protect the metal while letting lining cells return faster.
The team coated a cobalt-chromium stent using cold-wall vapor deposition, which heats only the sample and keeps the chamber cool. The method gave uniform, pure films with controlled thickness on a three-dimensional shape. Raman checks confirmed the graphene layers across process settings. Mechanical tests confirmed the coated stent behaved as required. In lab cultures, lining cells repopulated quickly, an edge over drug-eluting stents that slow that regrowth.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Łukasz Wasyluk, Dariusz Hreniak, Vitalii Boiko, Beata Sobieszczańska, Emanuela Bologna, Massimiliano Zingales, Robert Pasławski, Jacek Arkowski, Przemysław Sareło, Magdalena Wawrzyńska, Liviu Duta |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |