Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of varying inflation
parameters on paclitaxel delivery and retention using a commercially available DCB …

Poor outcomes of peripheral arterial disease stenting are often attributed to the inability of
stents to accommodate the complex biomechanics of the flexed lower limb. Abrasion …

Aim Nonstent drug delivery platforms have recently emerged as an alternative treatment of
peripheral arterial disease. Perfusion catheters have the potential to directly deliver …

The fatigue failure of Ni–Ti peripheral stents still represents an open issue of major concern
due to the non-linear material behavior, the complex loads acting in vivo, and the …

The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility of a perfusion catheter to
deliver liquid paclitaxel into arterial segments. A clinically relevant rabbit ilio-femoral injury …

This doctoral thesis deals with the analysis of the role of stress risers in NiTi elements on the
local cyclic evolutions of martensitic transformation, plastic deformations, and mechanical …