Surface Modification with NGF-Loaded Chitosan/Heparin Nanoparticles for Improving Biocompatibility of Cardiovascular Stent

• Main Authors: Haixin Song (Author), Tao Wu (Author), Xiaotian Yang (Author), Yangzheng Li (Author), Ye Ye (Author), Bo Li (Author), Tao Liu (Author), Shihui Liu (Author), Jianhua Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Late thrombosis and restenosis remain major challenges to the safety of drug-eluting stents. Biofunctional modification to endow the surface with selective anticoagulation and promote endothelium regeneration has become a hotpot recently. In this study, chitosan and heparin were found to form three-...