Biodegradable vascular
stents have better biocompatibility than
drug-eluting stents. The
blood vessels are rebuilt and degraded after normal physiological functions are restored. Due to it
will not stay in the body for a long
time and the
patients don't need taking anti-rejection
drugs all the
time, it becomes the
focus of attention in the
treatment of
coronary heart disease. This article introduced the development
history of biodegradable
stents and reviewed the
research status of several different materials of vascular
stents (
animals or
humans)