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SUBMITTER: Chen X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5979749 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Xing X Assadsangabi Babak B Hsiang York Y Takahata Kenichi K
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 20180216 5
Despite the multitude of stents implanted annually worldwide, the most common complication called in-stent restenosis still poses a significant risk to patients. Here, a "smart" stent equipped with microscale sensors and wireless interface is developed to enable continuous monitoring of restenosis through the implanted stent. This electrically active stent functions as a radiofrequency wireless pressure transducer to track local hemodynamic changes upon a renarrowing condition. The smart stent i ...[more]