KIST expects its surface patterning technology to be applicable not only to metal stents but also to biodegradable ones, in which the patterns can prevent restenosis and enhance endothelialization ...
Background and Aims: Technical limitations of conventional endoscopes and delivery systems frequently hamper palliative endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant small ...
The research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology along with Dr. Indong Jun from KIST Europe, has developed a novel stent surface treatment technology using laser patterning.