Medical diagnosis and therapy are essential for providing patients with proper care,
although inefficient diagnosis and therapy are usually associated with either improper …

Compared to bare-metal stents (BMSs), drug-eluting stents (DESs) have been regarded as a
revolutionary change in coronary artery diseases (CADs). Releasing pharmaceutical agents …

Nanofiber scaffold formulations (diameter less than 1000 nm) were successfully used to
deliver the drug/cell/gene into the body organs through different routes for an effective …

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have become more widely used by cardiologists than bare metal
stents (BMS) because of their better ability to control restenosis. However, recognized …

The main cause of failure of angioplasty stenting is restenosis due to neointimal hyperplasia,
a too high proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMC). The local and sustained delivery of …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) increasingly burden health systems and patients
worldwide, necessitating the improved awareness of current treatment possibilities and the …

Coronary in-stent restenosis and late stent thrombosis are the two major inadequacies of
vascular stents that limit its long-term efficacy. Although restenosis has been successfully …

Nanostructured materials or nanomaterials have seen increasing use in our daily lives and
are considered to be the hottest fundamental materials with amazing potential for improving …

Implantable biomaterials are essential surgical devices, extending and improving the quality
of life of millions of people globally. Advances in materials science, manufacturing, and in …

New methods for creating theranostic systems with simultaneous encapsulation of
therapeutic, diagnostic, and targeting agents are much sought after. This work reports for the …