Table 3 Comparison of the bioresorbable metallic stents.

From: Expandable Mg-based Helical Stent Assessment using Static, Dynamic, and Porcine Ex Vivo Models

Material

Strut material

Design

Model

Shear stress (Pa)

Testing period (day)

Method

Degradation rate (mm/y)

Literature

Mg-base

AZ31

Helical Coil

Ex vivo (SBF)

0.154

3

Volume reduction

0.44

This article

AZ31

Helical Coil

Immersion (SBF)

—

3

Volume reduction

0.99

This article

Mg-base

AZ31

Tubular

Immersion (SBF)

—

7

Volume reduction

0.37

37

  

Dynamic (SBF)

0.056

7

Volume reduction

1.21

 

Mg-base

AZ31

Tubular

Immersion (D-Hanks’ solution)

—

3

Mass loss

23~35% mass loss

19

Fe-base

Fe35Mn

Prototype

Dynamic (SBF)

0.6

 

Electro chemical

0.51

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