Physical characterization of controlled
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Ranade, Shrirang V. ;Miller, Kathleen M. ;Richard, Robert E. ;Chan, A. Ken ;Alle
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The polymer carrier technology in the TAXUS™ drug‐eluting stent consists of a thermoplastic elastomer poly(styrene‐__b__‐isobutylene‐__b__‐styrene) (SIBS) with microphase‐separated morphology resulting in optimal properties for a drug‐delivery stent coating. Comprehensive physical chara