Effect of Polymer Composition on Rheological and Degradation Properties of Temperature-Responsive Gelling Systems Composed of Acyl-Capped PCLA-PEG-PCLA

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 3172-3182 ◽  
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Benno Müller ◽  
Ronald Meijboom ◽  
Peter Bruin ◽  
Frank van de Manakker ◽  
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pp. 228-235 ◽  
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Elizabeth Laskowski ◽  
Phillip Conor ◽  
Daniel Alves Heinze ◽  
Dylan Karis ◽  
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Arjen Gebraad ◽  
Teuvo Hentunen ◽  
Tiina Laitala-Leinonen

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Carlo Zivelonghi ◽  
Giulia Geremia ◽  
Michele Pighi ◽  
Flavio Ribichini ◽  
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Each component of a drug-eluting stent (DES) contributes to the safety of the device. Continuous efforts are being dedicated to the search of the optimal compromise between facility of use, safety and long-term efficacy. Shorter balloons reduce the vascular trauma beyond the stent struts; the metallic composition of the stent platform and the platform itself interact with the vascular wall in a long-lasting equilibrium between radial force, vessel patency and reparative cellular regrowth. The modality of drug elution is largely regulated by the chosen drug carrier, rather than by the chemical properties of the drug itself. Drug elution can be accomplished by permanent polymers that remain in the vessel wall forever, by biodegradable polymers that leave the naked metallic structure behind after their complete absorption, or even by direct release of the drug from stent reservoirs. The clinical performance of DESs has been exhaustively assessed in a large number of studies that have showed rapid and continuous improvements, from the first-generation DESs to the latest devices, based on substantial changes in stent design and polymer composition.


1996 ◽  
Vol 444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeon-Seag Kim ◽  
D. L. Polla ◽  
S. A. Campbell

AbstractThe electrical reliability properties of PZT (54/46) thin films have been measured for the purpose of integrating this material with silicon-based microelectromechanical systems. Ferroelectric thin films of PZT were prepared by metal organic decomposition. The charge trapping and degradation properties of these thin films were studied through device characteristics such as hysteresis loop, leakage current, fatigue, dielectric constant, capacitancevoltage, and loss factor measurements. Several unique experimental results have been found. Different degradation processes were verified through fatigue (bipolar stress), low and high charge injection (unipolar stress), and high field stressing (unipolar stress).


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Jelena Horky ◽  
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