Abstract:Porous metals have gained interest in many fields such as biomedicine, electronics, and energy. Despite the many benefits that these structures may offer, one of the major challenges in utilizing porous metals is to incorporate active compounds, either small molecules or macromolecules, on these surfaces. Coatings that contain active molecules have previously been used for biomedical applications to enable the slow release of drugs, e.g., with drug-eluting cardiovascular stents. However, direct deposition of o… Show more
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