title: Pharmaceutical aspects of drug eluting stents.
abstract: This review focuses on the pharmaceutical aspects of the development of drug eluting stents. It discusses the different processes that can be used to obtain a controlled release of a drug from the stent as well as the coatings therefore applied. Results obtained for stents already available on the market or in a far stage of development are discussed. In a final part possible future research areas as well as expected new evolutions in the design of drug eluting stents are presented.
authors.affiliation: Ziscoat N.V., Interleuvenlaan 62 Zone 2, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deconinck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sohier
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Scheerder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van den Mooter
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents