articleAdvanced MaterialsMar 14, 2013Closed access

Zinc Exhibits Ideal Physiological Corrosion Behavior for Bioabsorbable Stents

PKPatrick K. BowenJDJarosław DrelichJGJeremy Goldman

Michigan Technological University

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Abstract

Zinc is proposed as an exciting new biomaterial for use in bioabsorbable cardiac stents. Not only is zinc a physiologically relevant metal with behavior that promotes healthy vessels, but it combines the best behaviors of both current bioabsorbable stent materials: iron and magnesium. Shown here is a composite image of zinc degradation in a murine (rat) artery.

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  • Zinc
  • Materials science
  • Corrosion
  • Biomaterial
  • Stent
  • Magnesium
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Metal
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