Intravascular low-power red laser light as an adjunct to coronary stent implantation: Initial clinical experience

Treatment of Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema with Laser Therapy: Double Blind Placebo Control Randomized Study

“…Use of LLLT is reported to enhance endothelial regeneration after damage in animal models [64,65] and in humans after coronary arterial stent implantation [66]. We have not found any reports of LLLT affecting lymphangiogenesis, but it appears reasonable to propose that lymphatic vessels may respond similarly to blood vessels because members of the VEGF family, VEGF-C and VEGF-D, stimulate lymphangiogenesis [67].…”

Mechanical stability, corrosion performance and bioresponse of amorphous diamond-like carbon for medical stents and guidewires

“…These may often provide inconclusive or even contradictory results across the test set. In-vivo evaluation has been more limited with examples of implantation into a number of animals [11,8,[15][16][17][18] that the results to date amount to a database of evidence for DLC biocompatibility rather than a systematic and conclusive investigation. It is important to state that biocompatibility is highly application-specific: some applications will require a non-adhesive surface while others will demand complete tissue integration using engineered bioactive, possibly nanostructured, material surfaces that can promote and stabilise cell attachment.…”

Characterization and Applications of Diamond-like Nanocomposites: A Brief Review

“…Researchers at Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium [42] reported the biocompatibility of DLN film resulting in decreased thrombogenicity and decreased neointimal hyperplasia.…”