Covalent attachment of fibronectin to 316L stainless steel using amine and carboxylic acid alkanethiol self-assembled monolavers: applications for coronary artery stents
Background: Metallic stent implantation is currently the minimally invasive procedure of choice for the treatment of blocked coronary arteries. However, stent implantation can cause vascular trauma and denude a monolayer of cells from the vascular wall called the endothelium. This event ini...
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McGill University
2009
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