Polymers for Cardiovascular Stent Coatings

Figure 1

Drug-eluting stents: the impact of stent deployment and immunosuppressants Rapamycin (Sirolimus) and Taxol (Paclitaxel). EC = endothelial cell, SMC = smooth muscle cell, TNF = tumor necrosis factor, MMP = matrix metalloproteinase, FKBP = Rapamycin binding protein, and mTOR = mammalian target of Rapamycin. Modified by [68].