Nanomatrix Coating For Stents Promises ImprovementsBlazerCast for November 11, 2008: A nanomatrix for stent coating designed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) mimics natural endothelium, the substance that lines blood vessels, and promises the potential to prevent post-operative tissue scaring along the blood vessel wall, greatly reducing the possibility of future thrombosis, or blockage at the stent site. This next generation nanotechnology could prove vital to reducing coronary artery disease, the number one cause of death in the United States, said Ho-Wook Jun, Ph.D., a UAB assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering and principal investigator on the discovery.
Become a fan of BlazerCast on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BlazerCast/20770581932
Follow us on Twitter:
twitter.com/uabnews
More Info Here:
http://tinyurl.com/5zj8yx