Palmaz J C
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-7800, USA.
Tex Heart Inst J. 1997;24(3):156-9.
Future research on and development of intravascular stents, stent grafts, and other implantable devices will be aimed largely at improving their blood and tissue biocompatibility. Most of the modifications resulting from this research and development will alter the surface properties we currently understand: surface energy or "wetability," electrical surface charge, surface texture, and surface chemistry. However, as knowledge of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of bioprosthetic surface materials expands, new areas for exploration will develop, increasing the opportunities for improvement.
未来血管内支架、覆膜支架及其他可植入装置的研发将主要致力于提高其血液和组织生物相容性。这项研发产生的大部分改进将改变我们目前所了解的表面特性:表面能或“润湿性”、表面电荷、表面纹理和表面化学性质。然而,随着对生物假体表面材料物理、化学和生物学特性的认识不断拓展,新的探索领域将会出现,从而增加改进的机会。