Acute drug transfer and particle release of drug coated balloons within a porcine in-vitro model
Drug coated balloons (DCB) are used in the therapy of coronary as well as peripheral artery disease. The success of drug transfer to the vessel wall depends on the excipient used in combination with paclitaxel as antiproliferative drug. Although in-vivo studies show very good results with this techn...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017-09-01
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Series: | Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0098 |