Method for Production of Nanostructured Surfaces on Stents for Improved Biocompatibility
| Publication Number: |
EP4129351A1 |
| Application Date: |
20. 6 2022 |
| Assignee/Applicant: |
Jožef Stefan Institute [SI], Ürgen Mustafa Kamil |
| Inventor: |
Ürgen Mustafa Kamil; Junkar Ita; Kovac Janez; Recek Nina; Mozetic Miran; Yelkarasi Çagatay; Kazmanli Muhammet Kürsat; Karaman Berke |
| Title: |
Method for Production of Nanostructured Surfaces on Stents for Improved Biocompatibility |
| Description: |
The present invention relates to methods for suppressing unwanted effects upon installing a bare metallic stent into the human body, such as restenosis and thrombosis. A bare metallic stent made from a metal or an alloy of appropriate mechanical properties is subjected to a six-step procedure which includes selecting the appropriate metal or alloy, treatment with Ar ions, depositing a uniform film of titanium, anodization until a fraction of said titanium film is oxidized, removal of the said oxide film and activation of the product with atomic oxygen. The present invention also relates to a metallic stent made from a material of appropriate mechanical properties coated with a thin film of titanium with nanostructured surface and surface energy above 50 mN/m in accordance with the method of the present invention. |
| Drawings: |
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| Category: |
Nanotechnology and New Materials |
| Technology application codes: |
Physical and exact sciences, Biological sciences |
| Market application codes: |
Medical / health related |
| www: |
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/077249690/publication/EP4129351A1?q=pn%3DEP4129351A1 |
| Patent offices: |
WIPO |
