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Published on: July 1, 2013
Multifunctional star-shaped polylactic acid implants for use in angioplasty
Selvaraj Nagarajan1, M S Kiran, John Tsibouklis
1Materials Science and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India. nagarajan.tech@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Towards the development of new biomaterials for use in angioplasty, star-shaped polylactic acids have been synthesised and shown to adhere well to living cells, by in vitro and in vivo experiments, and to hydrolyse over time in a physiologically relevant environment into biocompatible and bioabsorbable entities that are capable of bestowing properties of anticoagulation and angiogenesis to their living host.
