Monday 20 March 2017

Lotus inspires stent designers

Lotus inspires stent designers

The self-cleaning abilities of a popular plant provides clues to cutting deaths linked to stent surgery. The number of cyborgs in our midst is growing rapidly. From heart to hip, many of us will end up with a medical implant at some time in our lives. In Australia, stent implants to unblock coronary arteries are one of the top five procedures in hospital emergency rooms, but once inserted into the body, the surface of implants can cause life-threatening blood clots or bacterial infections.

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