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Multifunctional star-shaped polylactic acid implants for use in angioplasty

Selvaraj NagarajanManikantan Syamala KiranJohn TsibouklisBoreddy Siva Rami Reddy

Year: 2014 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry B Vol: 2 (38)Pages: 6549-6559   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Star-shaped polylactic acids with different tacticity were synthesized and both polymers are capable of bestowing properties of anticoagulation and angiogenesis to their living host.

Keywords:
Polylactic acid Materials science Star (game theory) Polymer Composite material

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Topics

Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Neurology
Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Molecular Biology

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