Fig. 13: LbL-based stent coatings for pro-endothelialization. | NPG Asia Materials

Fig. 13: LbL-based stent coatings for pro-endothelialization.

From: Interfacing exogenous stents with human coronary artery by self-assembled coating: designs, functionalities and applications

Fig. 13

a VEGF-loaded heparin/PLL particle. b Migration assay of ECs from dopamine coated surface to Ti-DM, Ti-DM-non-VEGF-loaded particles, and Ti-DM-VEGF-loaded particles surfaces: rhodamine fluorescence staining result. The migration distance was calculated from at least nine images145. Copyright © 2014 Wiley. c The opposite charges of chitosan/heparin LbL coated coronary stent, promoting intimal healing and re-endothelialization. d Typical SEM images (500, insert for 200) of the inner wall of the stented porcine arteries after stent implantation for 1 week, 2 and 4 weeks, respectively12. Copyright © 2009 Elsevier.

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