A Study of PLA Thin Film on SS 316L Coronary Stents Using a Dip Coating Technique
Mariana Macías-Naranjo,
Margarita Sánchez-Domínguez,
J. F. Rubio-Valle
et al.
Abstract:The dip coating process is one of the recognized techniques used to generate polymeric coatings on stents in an easy and low-cost way. However, there is a lack of information about the influence of the process parameters of this technique on complex geometries such as stents. This paper studies the dip coating process parameters used to provide a uniform coating of PLA with a 4–10 µm thickness. A stainless-steel tube (AISI 316L) was laser-cut, electropolished, and dip-coated in a polylactic acid (PLA) solution… Show more
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