Microwave monitoring of biodegradable stents

The advent of biodegradable stents as a solution to human arteries obstructions may overcome pathologies related to former non-degradable stents. In this work we aim to characterize these state-of-the-art prosthetic devices using near-field probes to couple with magnesium biodegradable stents. By an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Alcalá Marín, Sergi
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/327327
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/327327
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:biodegradable stent
stent
microwave
spectrometry
dipole
resonance
degradation
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Sumario:The advent of biodegradable stents as a solution to human arteries obstructions may overcome pathologies related to former non-degradable stents. In this work we aim to characterize these state-of-the-art prosthetic devices using near-field probes to couple with magnesium biodegradable stents. By analysing the transmission coefficient (S21) we intend to monitor the degradation process over time under in vivo-like conditions, as well as to detect structural defects in the stent?s scaffold.