PDLLA-Zn-nitrided Fe bioresorbable scaffold with 53-μm-thick metallic struts and tunable multistage biodegradation function

Authors: Danni Shen, Haiping Qi, Wenjiao Lin, Wanqian Zhang, Dong Bian, Xiaoli Shi, Li Qin, Gui Zhang, Wenchao Fu, Kefei Dou, Bo Xu, Zhenyuan Yin, Jiancun Rao, Mazeni Alwi, Shuhan Wang, Yufeng Zheng, Deyuan Zhang, Runlin Gao

Published: 2021-06-04

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf0614

Source: Full article

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Abstract

A novel PDLLA-Zn-FeN BRS biodegrades completely after ~2 years in rabbits and humans, with excellent biocompatibility.